HYDROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrous mean? 

• HYDROUS (adjective)
  The adjective HYDROUS has 1 sense:

1. containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)

  Familiarity information: HYDROUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)

Synonyms:

hydrated; hydrous

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Antonym:

anhydrous (without water; especially without water of crystallization)

 Context examples 

Under certain temperatures and pressure conditions, chemical reactions force the water into a non-liquid form — hydrous minerals (wet rocks) — locking the water into the plate.

(Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior, National Science Foundation)