monohydrate

American  

[mon-uh-hahy-drayt] / ˌmɒn əˈhaɪ dreɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a hydrate that contains one molecule of water, as ammonium carbonate, (NH4 ) 2 CO 3 H 2 O.

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monohydrate British  

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈhaɪdreɪt /

noun

1. a hydrate, such as ferrous sulphate monohydrate, FeSO 4 .H 2 O, containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound

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Other Word Forms

• monohydrated
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of monohydrate

First recorded in 1850–55; mono- + hydrate

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

monohydrate

Look for creatine monohydrate and avoid products that have proprietary blends, which often don’t tell you exactly how much creatine is in the mixture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Within those groups, they were randomly assigned to consume either 10 grams of creatine monohydrate or a placebo each day.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Once complete, it will have production capacity of 24,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide monohydrate, which is enough to produce around 500,000 electric-vehicle batteries a year, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

Based on the five-year binding agreement announced on Monday, Element 25 will supply Stellantis with high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate to be used in battery packs.

From Reuters ● Jan. 9, 2023

Actually, this was the wrong terminology for what he meant and formulated as trihydrate, bihydrate, and monohydrate of phosphorus oxide.

From History of Phosphorus by Eduard Farber

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