Water of crystallization Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Water of crystallization has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the water present in hydrated compounds

water of crystallization water of crystallisation water of hydration

The water present in the crystals of the salts of certain metals; it is weakly bound by electrostatic forces and may normally be removed by heating.

See Also

decahydrate efflorescence monohydrate bound sodium acetate trihydrate heating tetrahydrate cryohydrate

Related Terms

decahydrate efflorescence monohydrate bound sodium acetate trihydrate heating tetrahydrate cryohydrate heptahydrate salt hydrate hexadecahydrate undecahydrate nonahydrate dihydrate trihydrate sesquihydrate force metal effloresce

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

water

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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