decahydrate

See also: Decahydrate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Hellenic *dékə

Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă)

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)

Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der.

Late Latin decasder.

French déca-bor.

English deca-

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor.

French hydr-

French -ate

French hydratebor.

English hydrate

English decahydrate

From deca- + hydrate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛkəˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

Noun

decahydrate (plural decahydrates)

1. (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.