hexadecahydrate

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounhexadecahydrate (plural hexadecahydrates)

plural hexadecahydrates

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

Origin

From hexadeca- + hydrate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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