DEHYDRATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dehydrated mean? 

• DEHYDRATED (adjective)
  The adjective DEHYDRATED has 2 senses:

1. suffering from excessive loss of water from the body

2. preserved by removing natural moisture

  Familiarity information: DEHYDRATED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEHYDRATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Suffering from excessive loss of water from the body

Context example:

was dehydrated after the marathon

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Preserved by removing natural moisture

Synonyms:

dehydrated; desiccated; dried

Context example:

shredded and desiccated coconut meat

Similar:

preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)

 Context examples 

The specimen is frozen and then dehydrated at low temperature in a high vacuum.

(Freeze-Drying, NCI Thesaurus)

This pathway map also shows the Entner-Doudoroff pathway where 6-P-gluconate is dehydrated and then cleaved into pyruvate and glyceraldehyde-3P.

(Pentose Phosphate Cycle Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A specimen that has become dessicated or dehydrated.

(Dried Specimen, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A sudden drop in blood pressure or being dehydrated can make you dizzy.

(Dizziness and Vertigo, NIH)

When you're dehydrated, your body doesn't have enough fluid to work properly.

(Dehydration, NIH)

The X-ray experiments showed that whitlockite can become dehydrated from such shocks, forming merrillite, a mineral that is commonly found in Martian meteorites but does not occur naturally on Earth.

(New Evidence for A Water-Rich History on Mars, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

If you think you're dehydrated, drink small amounts of water over a period of time.

(Dehydration, NIH)