Etymology

dodecahydrate

D2O1D2E1C3A1H4Y4D2R1A1T1E1

Today it means: A hydrate whose solid contains twelve molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell. Full definition →

English hydrate ← French hydrate ← Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
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  1. Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
  2. Englishdodeca-
  3. Frenchhydrate
  4. Englishhydrate
  5. English todaydodecahydrate

From dodeca- + hydrate.

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