Meaning of HYDRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'hIdreyt
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- [n] any compound that contains water of crystallization
- [v] cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"
- [v] become hydrated and combine with water
- [v] supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently"
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| | Antonyms: | | dehydrate, desiccate, dry up | | |
| | See Also: | | change, chemical compound, compound, furnish, humidify, moisturise, moisturize, monohydrate, provide, render, slack, slake, supply | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Hy"drate\, n. [Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. F. hydrate.]
(Chem.)
(a) A compound formed by the union of water with some other
substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain
crystallized salts.
(b) A substance which does not contain water as such, but has
its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged
that water may be eliminated; hence, a derivative of, or
compound with, hydroxyl; hydroxide; as, ethyl hydrate, or
common alcohol; calcium hydrate, or slaked lime.
\Hy"drate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hydrated}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Hydrating}.]
To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.
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| | Related Terms: | | acetify, acidify, acidulate, alkalify, alkalize, borate, carbonate, catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, electrolyze, ferment, homopolymerize, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize, nitrate, oxidize, pepsinate, peroxidize, phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, sulfate, sulfatize, sulfonate, work |
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