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tetrahydrate

[ te-truh-hahy-dreyt ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 ·4 2 O.


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Other Word Forms

  • ٱr·d· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrahydrate1

First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + hydrate

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