- hydrator
- noun see hydrate II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hydrator
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hydrator — /huy dray teuhr/, n. 1. something that hydrates. 2. a compartment or drawer, as in a refrigerator, for keeping perishable foods fresh and preventing moisture loss. [HYDRATE + OR2] * * * … Universalium
hydrator — n. something that combines water with a compound or element (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
hydrator — hy·dra·tor … English syllables
hydrator — ˈhīˌdrād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: hydrate (II) + or : one that hydrates * * * /huy dray teuhr/, n. 1. something that hydrates. 2. a compartment or drawer, as in a refrigerator, for keeping perishable foods fresh and preventing mois … Useful english dictionary
hydrate — I. noun Date: 1802 a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance II. verb (hydrated; hydrating) Date: 1846 transitive verb 1. to cause to take up or combine with water or the elements of water 2. to supply with ample fluid or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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hydrate — noun hʌɪdreɪt Chemistry a compound in which water molecules are chemically bound to another compound or an element. verb hʌɪ dreɪt cause to absorb or combine with water. Derivatives hydratable adjective hydration noun hydrator noun Origin C19:… … English new terms dictionary
hydrate — /ˈhaɪdreɪt / (say huydrayt) noun 1. any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water, especially salts containing water of crystallisation. –verb (t) (hydrated, hydrating) 2. to combine chemically with water. {hydr 1 + ate1}… …
hydrate — [hī′drāt΄] n. [ HYDR(O) + ATE1] a compound formed by the chemical combination of water and some other substance in a definite molecular ratio [plaster of Paris, 2CaSO4·H2O, is a hydrate] vt., vi. hydrated, hydrating 1. to become or cause to… … English World dictionary
hydrate — n. & v. n. Chem. a compound of water combined with another compound or with an element. v.tr. 1 a combine chemically with water. b (as hydrated adj.) chemically bonded to water. 2 cause to absorb water. Derivatives: hydratable adj. hydration n.… … Useful english dictionary
