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3 definitions found 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. 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hydrate n : any compound that contains water of crystallization v : cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture; [ant: {dehydrate}]
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