Home US English quadrihydrate

Definition of quadrihydrate in English:

quadrihydrate

Pronunciation /ˌkwɒdrɪˈhʌɪdreɪt/

noun

rare Chemistry

  • A compound containing four water molecules (or, formerly, hydroxide groups) in its empirical formula.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson (1773–1852), chemist. From quadri- + hydrate.