water of hydration

noun Chemistry.

the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.

Origin of water of hydration

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby water of hydration

water nymph, water oak, water oats, water of constitution, water of crystallization, water of hydration, water of metabolism, water off a duck's back, water on the brain, water on the knee, water opossum

Medical definitions for water of hydration

water of hydration

n.

Water chemically combined with a substance in such a way that it can be removed, as by heating, without substantially changing the chemical composition of the substance.

Scientific definitions for water of hydration

water of hydration

Water that is chemically combined with other molecules to form a hydrate mineral and that is easily removed through heating.