Hydrate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hydrate	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydrate n any compound that contains water of crystallization v supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently" become hydrated and combine with water cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin" Antonym(s): dehydrate, desiccate, dry up, exsiccate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hydrate \Hy"drate\, n. [Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. F. hydrate.] (Chem.) (a) A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts. (b) A substance which does not contain water as such, but has its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged that water may be eliminated; hence, a derivative of, or compound with, hydroxyl; hydroxide; as, ethyl hydrate, or common alcohol; calcium hydrate, or slaked lime.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hydrate \Hy"drate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hydrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hydrating}.] To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.