Hydration
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /haɪˈdɹeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Full definition of hydration
Noun
hydration
(usually uncountable; plural hydrations)- (chemistry) the incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound
- (biology) the process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues
- (construction) the chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.