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Hydrate vs Hydrite - What's the difference?

hydrate | hydrite |

Hydrite is often a misspelling of hydrate.


Hydrite has no English definition.

As a noun hydrate

is a solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

As a verb hydrate

is to take up, consume or become linked to water.

hydrate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
  • (inorganic compound, rare) Water.

    • Derived terms

    * carbohydrate * chloral hydrate * decahydrate * dihydrate * dodecahydrate * gas hydrate * hemihydrate * heptahydrate * hexahydrate * methane hydrate * monohydrate * nonahydrate * octahydrate * pentahydrate * sesquihydrate * tetrahydrate * trihydrate * undecahydrate

    See also

    * ("hydrate" on Wikipedia) * water of crystallization

    Verb

    (hydrat)
  • To take up, consume or become linked to water.
    • A lotion can hydrate the skin.
  • (slang) To drink water.

    • Synonyms

    * (to add water to) bewater

    Coordinate terms

    * caffeinate

    Derived terms

    * dehydrate * rehydrate * hydration

    Anagrams

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    hydrite

    Not English

    Hydrite has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'hydrite':

    hydrate, hydride, hatorade, haterade, hederate