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Hemihydrate vs Anhydrate - What's the difference?

hemihydrate | anhydrate |

In chemistry terms the difference between hemihydrate and anhydrate

is that hemihydrate is a hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells while anhydrate is the anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound.

As a verb anhydrate is

to dehydrate, especially in food processing.

hemihydrate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells

    • Synonyms

    *semihydrate

    anhydrate

    English

    (wikipedia anhydrate)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
  • (chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound

    • See also

    *anhydride *anhydrite

    Verb

    (anhydrat)
  • To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
    • The Tarim mummies, found in present-day China, were anhydrated naturally by searing desert conditions.