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hydration

hy·drate
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-dreyt]
    • /ˈhaɪ dreɪt/
    • /ˈhaɪ.dreɪʃ.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-dreyt]
    • /ˈhaɪ dreɪt/

Definitions of hydration word

  • noun hydration any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution. 1
  • noun hydration (chemistry) the incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound. 1
  • noun hydration taking in sufficient water 1
  • noun hydration (biology) the process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues. 0
  • noun hydration (construction) the chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening. 0
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Origin of hydration

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; hydr-1 + -ate2

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Parts of speech for Hydration

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hydration popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • hydrate

    any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.

  • hydration number

    the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.

  • magnesium silicate

    a white powder, 3MgSiO 3 ⋅5H 2 O, with variable hydration, insoluble in water or alcohol, used as a rubber filler, a bleaching agent, an odor absorbent, and in the manufacture of paints and resins.

  • obsidian dating

    a method of dating obsidian artifacts or debitage by calculating how long it has taken to produce a given thickness of a hydration layer within such matter.

  • opal

    a female given name.

  • water of crystallization

    water of hydration, formerly thought necessary to crystallization: now usually regarded as affecting crystallization only as it forms new molecular combinations.
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