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- [hahy-dreyt]
- /ˈhaɪ dreɪt/
- /ˈhaɪ.dreɪt/
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- [hahy-dreyt]
- /ˈhaɪ dreɪt/
Definitions of hydrate word
- noun 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. 1
- noun hydrate A compound, typically a crystalline one, in which water molecules are chemically bound to another compound or an element. 1
- transitive verb hydrate moisturize, replenish moisture of 1
- variable noun hydrate A hydrate is a chemical compound that contains water. 0
- verb hydrate If a substance hydrates your skin, it makes it softer and less dry. 0
- noun hydrate a chemical compound containing water that is chemically combined with a substance and can usually be expelled without changing the constitution of the substance 0
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Origin of hydrate
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 Hydrate
noun
adjective
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preposition
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hydrate 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".
hydrate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hydrate
verb hydrate
- supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- render — to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
- furnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
Antonyms for hydrate
verb hydrate
- dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- cottonmouth — water moccasin
- dry out — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
Top questions with hydrate
- what is a hydrate?
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