- (v.t.) To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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