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hydrate

DEFINITIONS OF: hydrate

1

n any compound that contains water of crystallization

Types:
monohydrate
a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound
Type of:
chemical compound, compound
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

v supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance

“the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently”
Type of:
furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

v cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to

“hydrate your skin”
Antonyms:
dehydrate, desiccate, dry up, exsiccate
lose water or moisture
Types:
slack, slake
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
air-slake
alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate
Type of:
humidify, moisturise, moisturize
make (more) humid

v become hydrated and combine with water

Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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