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hydrate

verb (hydrate, hydrates, hydrated, hydrating); noun (a hydrate, hydrates — chemistry)

«hydrate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. To give water to your body or skin so it has enough: drink water to hydrate. tree →
  2. (science) To add water to something, or for a substance to combine with water. tree →
  3. (chemistry) A hydrate is a substance that has water joined into its crystals, such as blue copper sulfate. tree →

In the lessons

In PE, health and sport (stay hydrated on hot days); in chemistry lessons on crystals and reactions. Phrases: stay hydrated, hydrate your skin, rehydrate, dehydrated.

Examples

  • Remember to hydrate during the football match. tree →
  • Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated in the heat. tree →
  • This cream hydrates dry skin. tree →
  • Blue copper sulfate is a hydrate; heating it drives out the water. tree →
  • Plants need to hydrate their cells to stand upright. tree →
  • After being sick, sip water slowly to rehydrate. tree →

Note

Past: hydrated. Opposite: dehydrate (lose water). Noun: hydration. Signs of dehydration: thirst, headache, dark wee. Say HY-drate.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hydrate/