perhydrate

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noun

a hydrate in which the water molecules have been replaced by molecules of hydrogen peroxide

OriginEnglish hydrate ← French hydrate ← Latin per- →
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Meanings

nounperhydrate (plural perhydrates)

plural perhydrates

  1. chemistrya hydrate in which the water molecules have been replaced by molecules of hydrogen peroxide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Frenchhydrate
  8. Englishhydrate
  9. Englishperhydrate

From per- + hydrate.

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APA

perhydrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perhydrate

MLA

“perhydrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perhydrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perhydrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perhydrate.

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