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hemihydrate

hemihydrate noun: a hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells.

Noun

hemihydrate (plural hemihydrates)

  1. A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells
    Synonyms:
    semihydrate

Synonyms of hemihydrate

Forms of hemihydrate

pluralhemihydrates

Origin of hemihydrate

From hemi- + hydrate.

Questions about hemihydrate

What does hemihydrate mean?
Hemihydrate means a hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells.
What part of speech is hemihydrate?
Hemihydrate is a noun.
What is the plural of hemihydrate?
The plural of hemihydrate is hemihydrates.

Words near hemihydrate in the dictionary

  1. hemihexakisoctahedrons
  2. hemiholohedral
  3. hemihomonym
  4. hemihomonyms
  5. hemihydranencephaly
  6. hemihydrate
  7. hemihydrated
  8. hemihydrates
  9. hemihydrochloride
  10. hemihydrochlorides
  11. hemihypaesthesia

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