dodecahydrate

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noun

A hydrate whose solid contains twelve molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

OriginEnglish hydrate ← French hydrate ← Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă) →
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Meanings

noundodecahydrate (plural dodecahydrates)

plural dodecahydrates · alternative duodecahydrate

  1. chemistryA hydrate whose solid contains twelve molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
  2. Englishdodeca-
  3. Frenchhydrate
  4. Englishhydrate
  5. Englishdodecahydrate

From dodeca- + hydrate.

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APA

dodecahydrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecahydrate

MLA

“dodecahydrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecahydrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodecahydrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecahydrate.

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