hemihydrate

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What does hemihydrate mean?

A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells

Where does hemihydrate come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- French hydratebor. English hydrate English hemihydrate From hemi- + hydrate.

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