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.

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trihydrate British  

/ traɪˈhaɪdreɪt /

noun

1. chem a substance that contains three molecules of water

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• trihydrated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of trihydrate

First recorded in 1850–55; tri- + hydrate

Example Sentences

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