Meaning of hemihydrate in English:
hemihydrate
Pronunciation /ˌhɛmɪˈhʌɪdreɪt/
noun
Chemistry
A crystalline hydrate containing one molecule of water for every two molecules of the compound in question.
‘Moreover, crystalline paroxetine hydrochloride hemihydrate exhibits only limited solubility in water.’
- ‘Heating gypsum to 120°C forms the hemihydrate 2H2O, otherwise known as plaster of Paris.’