hydrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce hydrate in British English:
UK [ˈhaɪdreɪt]
How to pronounce hydrate in American English:
US [ˈhaɪˌdret]
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- Noun:
- any compound that contains water of crystallization
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- Verb:
- supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
- become hydrated and combine with water
- cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to
Word Origin
- hydrate (n.)
- 1802, "compound of water and another chemical," from French hydrate, coined c. 1800 by French chemist Joseph-Louis Proust (1754-1826) from Greek hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)).
- hydrate (v.)
- 1850, "to form a hydrate;" 1947 as "to restore moisture;" from Greek hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + -ate (2). Related: Hydrated; hydrating.
Example
- 1. Make sure to hydrate before , during and after your runs to avoid dehydration .
- 2. Methane was previously extracted from methane hydrate on land in canada in 2008 using technology developed in japan .
- 3. Hydrate : it is just as important to drink fluids in your winter runs as it is in the summer .
- 4. Cool a mixture of natural gas and water down to its freezing point and the result is an icy material called methane hydrate .
- 5. Fumio inagaki from the japan agency for marine-earth science and technology , who made the discovery , says the lake probably formed when carbon dioxide seeped out through the ocean floor from a deep-sea volcano and pooled under a blanket of solid , icelike co 2 hydrate and deep-sea sediment .