tetrahydrate

[te-truh-hahy-dreyt]

noun Chemistry.

a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC4H4O6·4H2O.

Origin of tetrahydrate

First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + hydrate

Related formstet·ra·hy·drat·ed, adjective

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