decahydrate
[ dek-uh-hahy-drit, -dreyt ]
/ ˌdɛk əˈhaɪ drɪt, -dreɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a hydrate that contains ten molecules of water, as washing soda, Na2CO3⋅10H2O.
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Example sentences from the Web for decahydrate
Sodium sulphate, therefore, forms only one stable hydrate, the decahydrate.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications |Alexander FindlayWith regard to sodium sulphate heptahydrate the same considerations will hold as in the case of the decahydrate.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications |Alexander FindlayThis temperature, therefore, is the transition temperature for decahydrate and anhydrous salt.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications |Alexander FindlayTwo of these solutions, however, would be metastable and supersaturated with respect to the decahydrate.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications |Alexander Findlay