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hy⋅drate

  [hahy-dreyt] noun, verb, -drat⋅ed, -drat⋅ing.
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–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.
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Word Origin & History

hydrate 
1802, "compound of water and another chemical," from Fr. hydrate, coined by Fr. chemist Joseph-Louis Proust (1754-1826) from Gk. hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)). The verb is first attested 1850.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2hydrate
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: hy·drat·ed; hy·drat·ing
transitive senses
: tocause to take up or combine with water or the elements of water hydrate intransitive senses
: to become a hydrate

Main Entry: hy·dra·tion
Pronunciation: hI-'drA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of combining or treating with water: as a : the introduction of additional fluid into the body <hydration sometimes helps to reduce the concentration of toxic substances in the tissues> b : achemical reaction in which water takes part with the formation of only one product <hydration of ethylene to ethyl alcohol>; especially : a reaction in which water takespart in the form of intact molecules
2 : the quality or state of being hydrated; especially : the condition of having adequate fluid in the body tissues
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hydrate hy·drate (hī'drāt')
n.
A solid compound containing water molecules combined in a definite ratio as an integral part of a crystal. v. hy·drat·ed, hy·drat·ing, hy·drates

  1. To rehydrate.

  2. To supply water to a person or thing in order to restore or maintain fluid balance.

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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