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hydrate

/haɪˈdɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drate
IPA
/haɪˈdɹeɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

noun

Water.

verb

To take up, consume or become linked to water.

Transitive verb

verb

To drink water.

Slang

verb

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /haɪˈdɹeɪt/
  • British English: /haɪˈdɹeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydrates (plural) hydrates (present, singular) hydrating (participle, present) hydrated (participle, past) hydrated (past)

Derived Forms

carbohydrate chloralhydrate chlorohydrate cryohydrate decahydrate dihydrate docosahydrate dodecahydrate duodecahydrate hemihydrate heptahydrate hexadecahydrate

Phrases

chloral hydrate ethyl hydrate gas hydrate methane hydrate methyl hydrate water of crystallization hydrate or diedrate

Frequently Paired Words

water of crystallization caffeinate

Synonyms

bewater

Rhymes With

carbohydrate

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈdɹeɪt/.
What does hydrate mean?
A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
Where does hydrate come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce hydrate

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