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hy⋅drat⋅ed

  [hahy-drey-tid]
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–adjective
1. chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
2. (of paper pulp) beaten until gelatinous for making into water-resistant paper.
Origin:
1800–10; hydrate + -ed 2

hy⋅drate

  [hahy-dreyt] noun, verb, -drat⋅ed, -drat⋅ing.
–noun
1. any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na2CO3·10H2O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO3·H2O, or H2SO4, it is strongly held as water of constitution.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. to combine chemically with water.
Origin:
1795–1805; hydr- 1 + -ate 2

Related forms:
hy⋅dra⋅tion, noun
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hy·drate   (hī'drāt')   
n.  A solid compound containing water molecules combined in a definite ratio as an integral part of the crystal.
v.   hy·drat·ed, hy·drat·ing, hy·drates

v.   tr.
  1. To rehydrate.
  2. To supply water to (a person, for example) in order to restore or maintain fluid balance: "Cold water is the fastest and safest way to hydrate an ordinary athlete" (Jane E. Brody).
v.   intr.
To become a hydrate.
hy·dra'tion n., hy'dra'tor n.
hy·drat·ed   (hī'drā'tĭd)   
adj.  Chemically combined with water, especially existing in the form of a hydrate.
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Hydrated

Hy"dra*ted\, a. Formed into a hydrate; combined with water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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hydrate   (hī'drāt')  Pronunciation Key 
Noun   A compound produced by combining a substance chemically with water. Many minerals and crystalline substances are hydrates.

Verb  
  1. To combine a compound with water, especially to form a hydrate.
  2. To supply water to a person in order to restore or maintain a balance of fluids.

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