hydrated
- adjective
- /ˈhaɪdreɪtɪd/
- Specialized
- The scientists analyzed the properties of hydrated minerals, which contain water molecules in their structure.
- hydrated skin
Examples
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In chemistry class, we learned that hydrated salts can lose water when heated, leading to changes in their appearance.
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Hydrated compounds often appear in crystalline form, indicating they contain water that is chemically combined.
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But basically it's a highly hydrated or water rich gel.
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You want it just to look hydrated, healthy, and glowing.
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So my face definitely feels super super hydrated and nourished.
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With this one, you feel clean, but it feels hydrated and plumped.
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So I wake up with perfect, hydrated, plump skin.
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Now, once that's on, our skin is hydrated and clean and protected.
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It looks like your skin is just hydrated and super, super healthy and balanced.
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I just think it really gives me like lovely soft, hydrated, glowy rosy skin.
Synonyms
Containing water inside its structure, like many minerals and crystals
Compounds
- Specialized
A white mineral made of aluminium and water that forms small crystals
How Thirsty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hydrated comes from an old Greek root hydor meaning 'water', the same root you see in hydrant and dehydrated. In chemistry, hydrated means a substance 'contains water' as part of its structure, so the origin explains why the word is about having water.