hexahydrate

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noun

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

OriginEnglish hydrate ← French hydrate ← Latin hexa- →
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Meanings

nounhexahydrate (plural hexahydrates)

plural hexahydrates

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Frenchhydrate
  8. Englishhydrate
  9. Englishhexahydrate

From hexa- + hydrate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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