monohydrate

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noun

A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell

OriginEnglish hydrate ← French hydrate ← Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-) →
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Meanings

nounmonohydrate (plural monohydrates)

plural monohydrates

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  10. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  11. Frenchhydr-
  12. Frenchhydrate
  13. Englishhydrate
  14. Englishmonohydrate

From mono- + hydrate.

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Translations

French monohydrate
  • monohydrateform of hydrate
Spanish monohidrato
  • monohidratoform of hydrate
Cite this entry
APA

monohydrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monohydrate

MLA

“monohydrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monohydrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monohydrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monohydrate.

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