water of crystallization

water of crystallization

n.

Water of hydration that is necessary for the maintenance of a particular crystalline structure but capable of being removed by sufficient heat.

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water of crystallization

n

(Chemistry) water present in the crystals of certain compounds. It is chemically combined in stoichiometric amounts, usually by coordinate or hydrogen bonds, but can often be easily expelled

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wa′ter of crystalliza′tion

n.

water chemically combined in a crystalline compound: removable by heat, usu. with loss of crystallinity.

Also called wa′ter of hydra′tion.

[1785–95]

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water of crystallization

The exact number of water molecules which are chemically bonded to a molecule of a salt within a hydrated crystalline compound.

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water of crystallization - the water present in hydrated compounds water of crystallisation, water of hydration H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

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