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dihydrate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /daɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- French hydratebor. English hydrate English dihydrate From di- + hydrate.