hydrous
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hy·drous
(hī′drəs)adj.
Containing water, especially water of crystallization or hydration.
hydrous
(ˈhaɪdrəs)adj
1. (Chemistry) containing water
2. (Chemistry) (of a chemical compound) combined with water molecules: hydrous copper sulphate, CuSO4.5H2O.
hy•drous
(ˈhaɪ drəs)adj.
1. containing water.
2. containing water in some kind of chemical union, as in hydrates or hydroxides.
hy·drous
(hī′drəs) Chemistry
Containing water: a hydrous salt.
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Adj. | 1. | hydrous - containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions anhydrous - without water; especially without water of crystallization |
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