HYDRATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrated mean? 

• HYDRATED (adjective)
  The adjective HYDRATED has 1 sense:

1. containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)

  Familiarity information: HYDRATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDRATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)

Synonyms:

hydrated; hydrous

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

 Context examples 

The spectrometer observations show signatures of hydrated salts at multiple RSL locations, but only when the dark features were relatively wide.

(NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars, NASA)

The hydrated acetate salt form of magnesium.

(Magnesium Acetate Tetrahydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Water in the form of hydrated salt has been identified at RSL sites.

(Mars Gullies Likely Not Formed by Liquid Water, NASA)

The hydrated, crystalline propionate ester (attached in position C-20) prodrug of camptothecin, an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese tree Camptotheca acuminata, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Camptothecin-20(S)-O-Propionate Hydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydrated nitrate salt of the group IIIa element gallium with potential use in the treatment of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.

(Gallium nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Derma-membrane-structure topical cream contains ingredients that mirror the lipid component of the the skin, including hydrated phosphatidyl choline, but does not contain conventional emulsifiers that may disrupt the skin-lipid barrier.

(Derma-Membrane-Structure Topical Cream, NCI Thesaurus)

A natural clay-like mineral mixture of hydrated aluminum silicate containing magnesium, adsorbent Attapulgite (kaopectate) acts locally in the intestines to adsorb bacteria and toxins; reduce water loss; and treat diarrhea.

(Attapulgite, NCI Thesaurus)

This is probably due to the fiber in the berry powder becoming completely hydrated, which contributes to an increase in viscosity and resistance to melt-down, she explained.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

Underneath this bone-dry top layer lies a thin transition layer, then a hydrated layer, where water molecules likely stick to bits of soil and rock, called regolith.

(Meteoroid Strikes Eject Precious Water From Moon, NASA)

The amount of water in this block of hydrated rock is considerable, the scientists said.

(Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior, National Science Foundation)