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decahydrate

UK/ˌdɛkəˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

decahydrate noun: a hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

Noun

decahydrate (plural decahydrates)

  1. A hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

Forms of decahydrate

pluraldecahydrates

Origin of decahydrate

From deca- + hydrate.

Questions about decahydrate

What does decahydrate mean?
Decahydrate means a hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
What part of speech is decahydrate?
Decahydrate is a noun.
How do you pronounce decahydrate?
Decahydrate is pronounced /ˌdɛkəˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of decahydrate?
The plural of decahydrate is decahydrates.

Words near decahydrate in the dictionary

  1. decahedron
  2. decahedrons
  3. decaheme
  4. decahemes
  5. decahistidine
  6. decahydrate
  7. decahydrated
  8. decahydrates
  9. decahydride
  10. decahydrides
  11. decahydroisoquinoline

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