hydrate

Pronunciation

• enPR: hīʹdrāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈhaɪdreɪt/

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Noun

Singular hydrate

Plural hydrates

1. (chemistry) A hydrate is a solid compound that contains water molecules.

Verb

Plain form hydrate

Third-person singular hydrates

Past tense hydrated

Past participle hydrated

Present participle hydrating

1. (transitive) If A hydrates B, A helps B to be able to absorb water.
   • Synonyms: moisturize and moisturise
   • Antonyms: exsiccate, dessicate and dehydrate

   A lotion can hydrate the skin.

2. (slang) If you hydrate yourself, you drink water.

Related words

• hydration
• dehydrate
• dehydration