Hydrate
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A chemical compound containing water molecules bound in a definite ratio to another substance.
“Calcium sulphate hydrate is commonly known as gypsum.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈhaɪdreɪt/
Syllables
hy·drate
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Ends in -ATE, common chemistry suffix, contains Y, H, D making this fairly distinctive
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