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hydrous

American  
[hahy-druhs] / ˈhaɪ drəs /

adjective

  1. containing water.

  2. Chemistry. containing water or its elements in some kind of union, as in hydrates or hydroxides.


hydrous British  
/ ˈhaɪdrəs /

adjective

  1. containing water

  2. (of a chemical compound) combined with water molecules

    hydrous copper sulphate, CuSO4.5H2O

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hydrous Scientific  
/ hīdrəs /
  1. Containing water.


Etymology

Origin of hydrous

First recorded in 1820–30; hydr- 1 + -ous

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The voids correspond to the water vapor released from the Ryugu's hydrous silicates and subsequently captured in the melt splashes.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2024

“We almost doubled hydrous ethanol production from last year to this,” Luiz Gustavo Junqueira, innovation manager at Usina Batatais, told Reuters.

From Reuters Dec. 3, 2018

Gaillard, F., Scaillet, B. & Pichavant, M. Kinetics of iron oxidation-reduction in hydrous silicic melts.

From Nature Dec. 12, 2017

Clay minerals are composed of hydrous aluminum silicates.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

Zaratite, zar′a-tīt, n. a hydrous carbonate of nickel, found usually as an incrustation on chromite.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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