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dihydrate

UK/daɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

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

Noun

dihydrate (plural dihydrates)

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

Forms of dihydrate

pluraldihydrates

Origin of dihydrate

From di- + hydrate.

Words formed from dihydrate

Questions about dihydrate

What does dihydrate mean?
Dihydrate means a hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
What part of speech is dihydrate?
Dihydrate is a noun.
How do you pronounce dihydrate?
Dihydrate is pronounced /daɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of dihydrate?
The plural of dihydrate is dihydrates.

Words near dihydrate in the dictionary

  1. dihybrid
  2. dihybrids
  3. dihydralazine
  4. dihydratase
  5. dihydratases
  6. dihydrate
  7. dihydrated
  8. dihydrates
  9. dihydrazide
  10. dihydrazides
  11. dihydrazone

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