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hydrate Definition

hy·drate (drāt′)

noun

a compound formed by the chemical combination of water and some other substance in a definite molecular ratio plaster of Paris, 2CaSO·HO, is a hydrate

Etymology: hydr(o)- + -ate

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·drat′ed, -·drat′·ing

  1. to become or cause to become a hydrate
  2. to combine with water

hydrate Related Forms
hy·dra·tion noun hy·dra′·tor noun
hydrate Usage Examples

Object

  • skin: Water is important to help keep the skin hydrated.
  • ion: The water molecules will hydrate the ions, and will therefore become more organized, rather than randomized in the liquid.
  • formula: Layer two - A three movement facial massage is given with a hydrating formula.
  • cream: A densely hydrating cream that actually lifts up, firms up skin.
  • body: All of us should aim to drink at least 2 liters of fluid a day to keep our bodies fully hydrated.
  • patient: Treatment Keep the patient well hydrated, ie give plenty to drink.

Adjective complement

  • oft-overlooked: Don't forget to'dew up ' that décolletage, and be sure to hydrate oft-overlooked surrounding areas as well.

Modifying Another Word

  • adequately: Children need to be adequately hydrated during all school lessons in order to maximize their learning potential.
  • strongly: The greatest effect is due to the most strongly hydrated anions.
  • properly: A useful guide to checking whether you are properly hydrated is to look at the color of your urine.
  • fully: How much water do we need to drink to be fully hydrated?
  • well: The patient should be well hydrated prior to the study.

Modifies a noun

  • saturation: The mean hydrate saturation in the well-constrained volume of the velocity model is estimated to be 2.2 % .
  • formation: Testing with hydrate former to identify water with a history of hydrate formation.
  • stability: This work yielded the first detailed 3-D seismic velocity model of a methane hydrate stability zone.
  • zone: This work yielded the first detailed 3-D seismic velocity model of a methane hydrate stability zone.

Preposition: in

  • heat: LATEST NEWS Keeping hydrated in the heat In the current hot weather itâs more important than ever to keep hydrated.

Noun used with modifier

  • chloral: He made a very brief examination of Miss X believing, incorrectly, that she had been given chloral hydrate.
  • methane: Test drilling in the area revealed evidence of an abundance of methane hydrate just waiting to burst free of its watery confines.
  • gas: Twice as much carbon is stored in gas hydrates as in all known deposits of fossil fuels.

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