Hydrate vs Moisture - What's the difference?
hydrate | moisture |
(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
(inorganic compound, rare) Water.
To take up, consume or become linked to water.
(slang) To drink water.
A moderate degree of wetness.
:(Francis Bacon)
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
(medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
As nouns the difference between hydrate and moisture
is that hydrate is a solid compound containing or linked to water molecules while moisture is a moderate degree of wetness.As a verb hydrate
is to take up, consume or become linked to water.hydrate
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* carbohydrate * chloral hydrate * decahydrate * dihydrate * dodecahydrate * gas hydrate * hemihydrate * heptahydrate * hexahydrate * methane hydrate * monohydrate * nonahydrate * octahydrate * pentahydrate * sesquihydrate * tetrahydrate * trihydrate * undecahydrateSee also
* ("hydrate" on Wikipedia) * water of crystallizationVerb
(hydrat)- A lotion can hydrate the skin.
Synonyms
* (to add water to) bewaterCoordinate terms
* caffeinateDerived terms
* dehydrate * rehydrate * hydrationAnagrams
* ----moisture
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Noun
(wikipedia moisture) (en-noun)- All my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -