💧 A hydrated compound 💧 With six water molecules

hexahydrate

1 8.9

A chemical that contains six water molecules in each crystal

noun
/ˌhɛkəˈhaɪdreɪt/

Specialized

: hexahidratado

The blue crystals of the hexahydrate form when the compound absorbs water from the air.

Examples

Copper(II) sulfate hexahydrate is commonly used in chemistry labs.
Heating the hexahydrate will drive off the water, leaving behind an anhydrous salt.
A hexahydrate is a type of compound.
The hexahydrate can lose water when heated.
Prescription-strength aluminum chloride hexahydrate is often used to treat excessive sweating.
The laboratory tested the new formula containing hexahydrate to ensure it met the chemical standards.
A hexahydrate compound has six water molecules integrated into its structure, which affects its properties.

How Hydrated

hexahydrate

Specialized

1 8.9

pentahydrate

Specialized

1 9.0

trihydrate

Specialized

8.4

monohydrate

Specialized

1 7.9

anhydrous

Specialized

3 9.8

Surface Forms

hexahydrate singular

hexahydrates plural

Morphology

hexahydrate = hydrate (semi-transparent) = hexa + hydrate + hexa

Formed by the productive scientific combining form 'hexa-' plus 'hydrate'; the morphological relation is regular even though domain-specific.

Etymology

Hexahydrate comes from hexa- 'six', like in hexagon, and hydrate 'water', like in to hydrate. So a hexahydrate is a chemical that contains six water molecules.