tetrahydrate

[ te-truh-hahy-dreyt ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC4H4O6·4H2O.

Origin of tetrahydrate

1
First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + hydrate

Other words from tetrahydrate

  • tet·ra·hy·drat·ed, adjective

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