hydrate.
A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
Meaning & usage
A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
Water.
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.
To take up, consume or become linked to water.
A lotion can hydrate the skin.
To drink water.
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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