Meanings
noundecahydrate (plural decahydrates)
plural decahydrates
- chemistryA hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
- Proto-Hellenic*dékə
- Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
- Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
- Late Latindecas
- Frenchdéca-
- Englishdeca-
- Frenchhydrate
- Englishhydrate
- Englishdecahydrate
Cite this entry
APA
decahydrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahydrate
MLA
“decahydrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahydrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decahydrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahydrate.
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