Hydrate vs Solvate - What's the difference?
hydrate | solvate |
(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.
In chemistry terms the difference between hydrate and solvate
is that hydrate is a solid compound containing or linked to water molecules while solvate is to form such a complex upon solution.hydrate
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(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.