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hydrate.

A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/haɪˈdɹeɪt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈhaɪdɹeɪt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/hɑeˈdɹæɪt/Australia/ˈhɑedɹæɪt/Australia
  1. A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

  2. Water.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.

verb/haɪˈdɹeɪt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈhaɪdɹeɪt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/hɑeˈdɹæɪt/Australia/ˈhɑedɹæɪt/Australia
  1. To take up, consume or become linked to water.

    transitive
    A lotion can hydrate the skin.
  2. To drink water.

    slang
  3. To load data from a database record into an object's variables

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.

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