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monohydrate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule 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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noun

Meaning 2

a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: hydrate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English monohydrate From mono- + hydrate.

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Translations

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  • French: monohydrate — form of hydrate
  • Spanish: monohidrato — form of hydrate