hydrate
nounCA, US, UK /haɪˈdɹeɪt/ · AU /hɑeˈdɹæɪt/
Etymology From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.
1Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
- Derived terms
42 terms
carbohydrate, chloralhydrate, chloral hydrate, chlorohydrate, cryohydrate, decahydrate, dihydrate, docosahydrate, dodecahydrate, duodecahydrate, ethyl hydrate, gas hydrate, hemihydrate, heptahydrate, hexadecahydrate, hexahydrate, hydratable, hydratase, hydrator, hyperhydrate, methane hydrate, methyl hydrate, monohydrate, nonahydrate, octadecahydrate, octahydrate, overhydrate, oxyhydrate, pentadecahydrate, pentahydrate, perhydrate, prehydrate, quadrihydrate, semihydrate, sesquihydrate, tetracosahydrate, tetrahydrate, tricosahydrate, tridecahydrate, trihydrate, undecahydrate, underhydrate
hydrate
verbEtymology From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.
1To take up, consume or become linked to water.
- A lotion can hydrate the skin.