HYDRATE


Meaning of HYDRATE in English

Compare with addition compound .A hydrate is an addition compound that contains water in weak chemical combination with another compound. For example, crystals of CuSO 4 ·5 H 2 O (copper sulfate pentahydrate) are made of regularly repeating units, each containing 5 molecules of water weakly bound to a copper(II) ion and a sulfate ion.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.