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bound water

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[baund waw-ter] / ˈbaʊnd ˈwɔ tər /

noun

  1. water that is chemically or physically bonded to another substance.


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However, scientists have now concluded that some chemically bound water is present in the lunar rocks.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

In addition, some of them contain chemically bound water, and many are depleted in metallic iron.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

In the lower diagrams shown here, the bound water is represented by dark blue lines around each grain and the water that can move is light blue.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

The stars were making little points of light in the rock bound water.

From The Flute of the Gods by Ryan, Marah Ellis

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