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trihydrate

American  
[trahy-hahy-dreyt] / traɪˈhaɪ dreɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a hydrate that contains three molecules of water, as potassium pyrophosphate, K 4 P 2 O 7 ⋅3H 2 O.

trihydrate British  
/ traɪˈhaɪdreɪt /

noun

  1. chem a substance that contains three molecules of water

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Other Word Forms

  • trihydrated adjective

Etymology

Origin of trihydrate

First recorded in 1850–55; tri- + hydrate

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Corian is a material composed of acrylic polymer and aluminum trihydrate.

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Actually, this was the wrong terminology for what he meant and formulated as trihydrate, bihydrate, and monohydrate of phosphorus oxide.

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