hydration

/haษชหˆdษนeษชสƒษ™n/

IPA: /HH AY0 D R EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.

  2. 2

    The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.

  3. 3

    The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.

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