hydrous
containing water.
Chemistry. containing water or its elements in some kind of union, as in hydrates or hydroxides.
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How to use hydrous in a sentence
It is a pseudomorph after iolite, and consists mainly of hydrous aluminium silicate.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousPrehnite, pren′īt, n. a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually of a pale-green colour.
A small species, hydrous caraboides, is commoner than the large one; its body is more rounded behind.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierIt consists of silica, alumina and water in a state of combination and is thus known as a hydrous aluminium silicate.
The Potter's Craft | Charles F. BinnsZaratite, zar′a-tīt, n. a hydrous carbonate of nickel, found usually as an incrustation on chromite.
British Dictionary definitions for hydrous
/ (ˈhaɪdrəs) /
containing water
(of a chemical compound) combined with water molecules: hydrous copper sulphate, CuSO 4 .5H 2 O
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Scientific definitions for hydrous
[ hī′drəs ]
Containing water.
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