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Word: Hydrate
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: coined in French from Greek hudōr ‘water’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʌɪˈdreɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhʌɪdreɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a compound, typically a crystalline one, in which water molecules are chemically bound to another compound or an element.
Short Definition:compound in which water molecules are chemically bound to another compound
Word: Hydrate
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʌɪˈdreɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhʌɪdreɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause to absorb water
Short Definition:cause to absorb water
Examples:- a powerful moisturizer that hydrates the skin for up to twelve hours
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