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hydrate in British English · 1. a chemical compound containing water that is chemically combined with a substance and can usually be expelled without changing ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'hydrate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× hydrate (haɪdreɪt ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensehydrates ,presentparticiplehydrating ,pasttense,pastparticiplehydrated 1. variablenoun Ahydrateisachemicalcompoundthatcontainswater. ...aluminiumhydrate. 2. verb Ifasubstancehydratesyourskin,itmakesitsofterandlessdry. After-sunproductswillcoolandhydrateyourskin.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:moisten,wet,water,soak MoreSynonymsofhydrate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'hydrate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'hydrate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'raclette' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency hydrateinBritishEnglish (ˈhaɪdreɪt ) noun1. achemicalcompoundcontainingwaterthatischemicallycombinedwithasubstanceandcanusuallybeexpelledwithoutchangingtheconstitutionofthesubstance 2. achemicalcompoundthatcandissociatereversiblyintowaterandanothercompound.Forexamplesulphuricacid(H2SO4)dissociatesintosulphurtrioxide(SO3)andwater(H2O) 3. (notintechnicalusage) achemicalcompound,suchasacarbohydrate,thatcontainshydrogenandoxygenatomsintheratiotwotoone verb4. toundergoorcausetoundergotreatmentorimpregnationwithwater CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformshydration(hyˈdration)noun hydrator(ˈhydrator)noun WordoriginC19:fromhydro-+-ate1 WordFrequency hydrateinAmericanEnglish (ˈhaɪˌdreɪt ) noun1.  acompoundformedbythechemicalcombinationofwaterandsomeothersubstanceinadefinitemolecularratio plasterofParis,2CaSO4·H2O,isahydrate verbtransitive,verbintransitiveWordforms:ˈhyˌdratedorˈhyˌdrating2.  tobecomeorcausetobecomeahydrate 3.  tocombinewithwater Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformshydration(hyˈdration) noun hydrator(ˈhyˌdrator) noun Wordoriginhydro-+-ate1 WordFrequency hydrateinAmericanEnglish (ˈhaidreit)(verb-drated,-drating) noun1. anyofaclassofcompoundscontainingchemicallycombinedwater.Inthecaseofsomehydrates,aswashingsoda,Na2CO3⋅10H2O,thewaterislooselyheldandiseasilylostonheating;inothers,assulfuricacid,SO3⋅H2O,orH2SO4,itisstronglyheldaswaterofconstitution transitiveverborintransitiveverb2. tocombinechemicallywithwater Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformshydrationnoun Wordorigin[1795–1805;hydr-1+-ate2] Examplesof'hydrate'inasentence hydrate Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Youneedtohydrateallthetimeandtakeontherightfoods.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Sealinghydratesthealuminumoxidesurface,trappingtheimagebeneaththeanodizedlayer.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosensitive_Anodized_AluminumThosestandsdesignedfornaturaltreeshaveawaterreservoirtohydratethelivetree.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_treeAftermixing,thecementhydratesandeventuallyhardensintoastone-likematerial.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_materialThegrainhydratesandabsorbscalciumorpotassium(dependingonthealkaliused)fromthecookingsolution.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NixtamalizationSteamcoilscanbeinstalledintheliquidsectionofoilandgasseparatorstomelthydratesthatmayformthere.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separator_(oil_production)Studiesofcarbondioxidehydrateformationanddissolution.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_J._NorthOncethehydratesarespent,thetemperatureontheunexposedsideofanendothermicfirebarriertendstoriserapidly.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_fire_protection COBUILDCollocations hydrate  hydratetheskin methanehydrate Trendsof hydrate Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically hydrate hydrastine hydrastinine hydrastis hydrate hydratetheskin hydrated hydratedalumina AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'H' Relatedtermsof hydrate limehydrate calciumhydrate chloralhydrate methanehydrate terpinhydrate Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofhydratefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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