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hy·drate

   [hahy-dreyt] noun, verb, hy·drat·ed, hy·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.
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to combine chemically with water.

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Origin:
1795–1805; hydr-1 + -ate2

Related forms
hy·dra·tion, noun
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hydrate (ˈhaɪdreɪt)
 
—n
1.  a chemical compound containing water that is chemically combined with a substance and can usually be expelled without changing the constitution of the substance
2.  a chemical compound that can dissociate reversibly into water and another compound. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) dissociates into sulphur trioxide (SO3) and water (H2O)
3.  (not in technical usage) a chemical compound, such as a carbohydrate, that contains hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the ratio two to one
 
—vb
4.  to undergo or cause to undergo treatment or impregnation with water
 
[C19: from hydro- + -ate1]
 
hy'dration
 
—n
 
'hydrator
 
—n

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hydration hy·dra·tion (hī-drā'shən)
n.

  1. The addition of water to a chemical molecule without hydrolysis.

  2. The process of providing an adequate amount of liquid to bodily tissues.

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