Hydrate

Pronunciation

• enPR: hīʹdrāt, IPA: /ˈhaɪdreɪt/

Origin

Borrowing from fr hydrate, coined by Joseph-Louis Proust, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ("water") + -ate.

Full definition of hydrate

Noun

1. (chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
2. (inorganic compound, rare) Water.

Derived terms

Verb

1. (transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.A lotion can hydrate the skin.
2. (slang) To drink water.

Coordinate terms

• caffeinate

Derived terms

• dehydrate
• rehydrate
• hydration

Anagrams

• thready