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hydrate [ˈhaɪdreɪt] n 1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a chemical compound containing water that is chemically combined with a substance and can usually be expelled without changing the constitution of the substance 2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a chemical compound that can dissociate reversibly into water and another compound. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) dissociates into sulphur trioxide (SO3) and water (H2O) 3. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (not in technical usage) a chemical compound, such as a carbohydrate, that contains hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the ratio two to one vb (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo treatment or impregnation with water [from hydro- + -ate1] hydration n hydrator n
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| Some say that worldwide there could be twice as much energy stored in hydrates as in all the other known energy resources combined, including coal, oil, and conventional natural gas deposits. This most recent and largest specimen sighting was aboard the submersible Alvin, when NOAA researchers were investigating gas hydrates deep in the sea when the squid swam into view. Scientists first discovered methane hydrates in 1970, while drilling into the seafloor. |
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