hydrate
IPA: hˈaɪdreɪt
noun
- (chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
- (inorganic chemistry, rare) Water.
verb
- (transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.
- (slang) To drink water.
- (programming) To load data from a database record into an object's variables
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Examples of "hydrate" in Sentences
- The polymer may then be shaped and hydrated.
- An intravenous drip is used to hydrate the patient.
- Hydrates of the additive compounds may also be used.
- The test is more sensitive if the sample is hydrated before testing.
- Simply heating the hydrates does not afford the anhydrous dichloride.
- It is commercially available in both the hydrated and anhydrous forms.
- Upon heating, the hydrate loses water and regenerates the anhydrous liquid.
- Most famously, the anhydrous dichloride is blue, whereas the hydrate is red.
- Clarifying the differences between the anhydrous and hydrate is also important.
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