tetrahydrate

[ te-truh-hahy-dreyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 ·4H 2 O.

Other Words From

• tetra·hydrat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrahydrate¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + hydrate

Example Sentences

This point is therefore a quadruple point at which the four phases hexahydrate, α-tetrahydrate, solution, and vapour can coexist.

From Project Gutenberg

Throughout its whole extent the solubility curve EDF of the β-tetrahydrate represents metastable equilibria.

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