WATER OF CRYSTALLIZATION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does water of crystallization mean?

• WATER OF CRYSTALLIZATION (noun)
The noun WATER OF CRYSTALLIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the water present in hydrated compounds

Familiarity information: WATER OF CRYSTALLIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WATER OF CRYSTALLIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The water present in hydrated compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

water of crystallisation; water of crystallization; water of hydration

Hypernyms ("water of crystallization" is a kind of...):

H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

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Water of crystallisation