MONOHYDRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monohydrate mean? 

• MONOHYDRATE (noun)
  The noun MONOHYDRATE has 1 sense:

1. a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound

  Familiarity information: MONOHYDRATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOHYDRATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("monohydrate" is a kind of...):

hydrate (any compound that contains water of crystallization)

 Context examples 

The monohydrate form of the alpha isoform of D-glucopyranose, a synthetic simple monosaccharide that is used as an energy source.

(Alpha-D-Glucopyranose Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The monohydrate form of D-glucose, a natural monosaccharide and carbohydrate.

(Dextrose Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The monohydrate and sodium salt form of mezlocillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic ampicillin-derived acylureidopenicillin with antibacterial activity.

(Mezlocillin Sodium Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic monohydrate of chloral with sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsive properties.

(Chloral Hydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The monohydrate form of the beta isoform of D-glucopyranose, a synthetic simple monosaccharide as an energy source.

(Beta-D-Glucopyranose Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Cephradine monohydrate binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Cephradine Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The orally available disodium salt, monohydrate, of estramustine phosphate, a synthetic molecule that combines estradiol and nornitrogen mustard through a carbamate link.

(Estramustine Phosphate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The monohydrate form of creatine similar or identical to endogenous creatine produced in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas.

(Creatine Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A monohydrate form of nitrofurantoin, a synthetic derivative of imidazolidinedione (hydantoin) that inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis.

(Nitrofurantoin Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The monohydrate hydrochloride salt form of clindamycin, a semi-synthetic, chlorinated broad spectrum antibiotic produced by chemical modification of lincomycin.

(Clindamycin Hydrochloride Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)