ALL meanings of hydrate
hy·drate
H h - 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
- 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
- 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
- noun hydrate a chemical compound that can dissociate reversibly into water and another compound. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) dissociates into sulphur trioxide (SO3) and water (H2O) 0
- noun hydrate a chemical compound, such as a carbohydrate, that contains hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the ratio two to one 0
- verb hydrate to undergo or cause to undergo treatment or impregnation with water 0
- noun hydrate a compound formed by the chemical combination of water and some other substance in a definite molecular ratio 0
- verb transitive hydrate to become or cause to become a hydrate 0
- verb transitive hydrate to combine with water 0
- noun hydrate (chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules. 0
- noun hydrate (inorganic chemistry, rare) Water. 0
- verb hydrate (Transitive Verb) To take up, consume or become linked to water. 0
- verb hydrate (Slang) To drink water. 0