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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Hydrate

/hīʹdrāt/ · Hy·drate · IPA /haɪˈdɹeɪt/
01 n. A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts.
  1. 1.
    A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts.(Chem.)
02 v. t. To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.
imp. & p. p. Hydrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hydrating
  1. 1.
    To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.