tetrahydrate

[ te-truh-hahy-dreyt ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈhaɪ dreɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC4H4O6·4H2O.

Origin of tetrahydrate

First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + hydrate

OTHER WORDS FROM tetrahydrate

tet·ra·hy·drat·ed, adjective

Words nearby tetrahydrate

tetragram, tetragrammaton, tetrahedral, tetrahedrite, tetrahedron, tetrahydrate, tetrahydric, tetrahydro-, tetrahydrocannabidinol, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrofuran