monohydrate

American  

[mon-uh-hahy-dreyt] / 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

Etymology

Origin of monohydrate

First recorded in 1850–55; mono- + hydrate

Example Sentences

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

A recent meta-analysis published in the journal Sports Medicine suggested that creatine monohydrate reduced the level of exercise-induced muscle damage as an acute training response while also promoting long-term training gains.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022

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 Farber, Eduard

When heated to 100�, it loses four molecules of water and forms the bluish-white monohydrate, which, on further heating to 25O�-260�, is converted into the white CuSO4.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various