hydrated-form
|hy-dra-ted-form|
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/ˈhaɪdreɪtɪd fɔrm/
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/ˈhaɪdreɪtɪd fɔːm/
(hydrated form)
contains water
Etymology
'hydrated' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'hydratus', where the Greek root 'hydor' (via 'hydr-/'hydro-') meant 'water'.
'hydrated' changed from New Latin 'hydratus' to forms in modern scientific French and English (e.g. French 'hydrater', English 'hydrate'), and the adjective 'hydrated' developed as the participial form used to describe substances containing water.
Initially it meant 'treated with or combined with water', and over time it became the standard term for something 'containing or combined with water' or 'adequately supplied with water' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a form of a chemical compound that includes water molecules in its crystalline or molecular structure (a hydrate).
In its hydrated-form, the copper sulfate appears as bright blue crystals due to water of crystallization.
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Noun 2
the state of being supplied with water or moisture (e.g., a biological or bodily state of adequate hydration).
After several glasses of water, he was clearly in a more hydrated-form and felt less dizzy.
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Last updated: 2025/09/08 06:40