hydrate
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
|
Singular |
Plural |
hydrate (plural hydrates)
- (chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
- (inorganic chemistry, rare) Water.
[edit] Derived terms
- carbohydrate
- chloral hydrate
- decahydrate
- dihydrate
- dodecahydrate
- gas hydrate
- hemihydrate
- heptahydrate
- hexahydrate
- methane hydrate
- monohydrate
- nonahydrate
- octahydrate
- pentahydrate
- sesquihydrate
- tetrahydrate
- trihydrate
- undecahydrate
[edit] See also
[edit] Translations
solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
|
|
[edit] Verb
|
Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to hydrate (third-person singular simple present hydrates, present participle hydrating, simple past and past participle hydrated)
- (transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.
- A lotion can hydrate the skin.
[edit] Translations
to absorb water
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of adehrty
- thready
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /id.ʁat/
[edit] Noun
hydrate m. (plural hydrates)
- (chemistry) hydrate
[edit] Verb
hydrate