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💧 Compound with water 💧 With three waters
trihydrate

trihydrate

8.4
Containing three water molecules attached to a chemical substance
  • adjective
  • /ˌtraɪˈhaɪdreɪt/
  • Specialized
: trihidratado
  • The chemist measured the mass of the trihydrate sample before heating it to remove the water.

Examples

  • The trihydrate form of the compound is more stable.

  • Calcium chloride trihydrate is commonly used in laboratories for drying gases.

  • The medication is supplied as a trihydrate to improve its stability and shelf life.

  • We studied the properties of trihydrate substances in class.

  • The chemist carefully analyzed the structure of the trihydrate compound to understand its properties.

  • To ensure accuracy, the laboratory required all samples to be in trihydrate form before testing.

  • Many minerals exist as a trihydrate, featuring three water molecules per formula unit.

How Hydrated

pentahydrate
  • Specialized
1 9.0
trihydrate
  • Specialized
8.4
monohydrate
  • Specialized
1 7.9
anhydrous
  • Specialized
3 9.8

Surface Forms

trihydrate positive

Morphology

trihydrate = hydrate (transparent) = tri + hydrate

The term is a direct combination of the productive prefix 'tri-' (three) and 'hydrate' (containing water), so its meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Trihydrate is built from tri- ('three') and hydrate ('water'), the same hydrate you see in dehydrate. So, when something is described as a trihydrate, it means it has three water molecules attached to it.