water of hydration: Meaning and Definition of

wa'ter of hydra'tion

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— Chem. Chem.
  1. the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
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