English Explanatory Dictionary

hydrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
  2. Water.
verb
  1. To take up, consume or become linked to water.
  2. To drink water.
  3. To load data from a database record into an object's variables

Pronunciation

hīʹdrāt /haɪˈdɹeɪt/ /ˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ /hɑɪˈdɹæɪt/ /ˈhɑɪdɹæɪt/ En-au-hydrate.ogg

Word forms

hydrate hydrates hydrating hydrated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.

Synonyms

bewater

Related words

water of crystallization

Derived words

carbohydrate chloralhydrate chloral hydrate chlorohydrate cryohydrate decahydrate dihydrate docosahydrate dodecahydrate duodecahydrate ethyl hydrate gas hydrate hemihydrate heptahydrate hexadecahydrate hexahydrate hydratable hydratase hydrator hyperhydrate methane hydrate methyl hydrate monohydrate nonahydrate octadecahydrate octahydrate overhydrate oxyhydrate pentadecahydrate pentahydrate perhydrate prehydrate quadrihydrate semihydrate sesquihydrate tetracosahydrate tetrahydrate tricosahydrate tridecahydrate trihydrate undecahydrate underhydrate dehydrate hydrate or diedrate hydration rehydrate
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