DEHYDRATE


Meaning of DEHYDRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt ]

verb

Date: 1876

transitive verb

1.

a. : to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water

b. : to remove water from (as foods)

2. : to deprive of vitality or savor

intransitive verb

: to lose water or body fluids

• de·hy·dra·tor -ˌdrā-tər noun

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