HYDRATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydration mean? 

• HYDRATION (noun)
  The noun HYDRATION has 1 sense:

1. the process of combining with water; usually reversible

  Familiarity information: HYDRATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDRATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of combining with water; usually reversible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("hydration" is a kind of...):

association ((chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding)

Derivation:

hydrate (cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to)

hydrate (become hydrated and combine with water)

 Context examples 

Lubriderm increases the skin's hydration and is used to soften and protect dry skin.

(Lubriderm, NCI Thesaurus)

This mouthwash may have a protective and healing effect on the oral mucosa, may improve hydration and may potentially prevent or reduce radiation/chemotherapy-induced mucositis.

(Dexpanthenol Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called: Parenteral Nutrition, TPN, Artificial feeding, Artificial hydration and nutrition, Hyperalimentation, Parenteral nutrition, Tube feeding

(Nutritional Support, NIH)

Seasonal changes in hydration of salt-containing grains might result in some trigger mechanism for RSL grainflows, such as expansion, contraction, or release of some water.

(Recurring Martian Streaks: Flowing Sand, Not Water?, NASA)

This agent reduces the viscosity of mucus secretion by reducing adhesiveness and surface tension as well as increasing hydration of mucus.

(Guaifenesin, NCI Thesaurus)

Guaifenesin works by drawing water into respiratory tracts, thereby reducing adhesiveness and surface tension of mucus as well as increasing hydration of mucus.

(Entex, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists taking a new look at older data from NASA's longest-operating Mars orbiter have discovered evidence of significant hydration near the Martian equator — a mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn't exist.

(A Fresh Look at Older Data Yields a Surprise Near the Martian Equator, NASA)

Guaifenesin increases respiratory tract mucus secretions and reduces the viscosity of mucus secretion by reducing adhesiveness and surface tension as well as increasing hydration of mucus, thereby increasing the efficiency of removing accumulated secretions from the upper and lower airways and making cough more productive.

(Phenylephrine/Phenylpropanolamine/Guaifenesin, NCI Thesaurus)

Guaifenesin works by drawing water into respiratory tracts, by which reducing adhesiveness and surface tension of mucus as well as increasing hydration of mucus, thereby reducing the viscosity of mucus and making cough more productive.

(Guaifenesin-DM, NCI Thesaurus)

Darkening and fading might result from changes in hydration.

(Recurring Martian Streaks: Flowing Sand, Not Water?, NASA)