trihydrate

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noun

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

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

nountrihydrate (plural trihydrates)

plural trihydrates

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  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. Englishtrihydrate

From tri- + hydrate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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