octahydrate

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What does octahydrate mean?

A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

Where does octahydrate come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- French hydratebor. English hydrate English octahydrate From octa- + hydrate.

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