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trihydrate

trihydrate

1 7.2
A chemical substance that has three water molecules attached
  • noun
  • /ˌtraɪˈhaɪdreɪt/
  • Specialized
: trihidratado
  • The scientist prepared a sample of aluminum trihydrate for their research on chemical reactions.
  • hexapeptide trihydrate
  • cyclic hexapeptide trihydrate

Examples

  • An aqueous solution of 1 mM Pb acetate trihydrate (cat. no. 316512; Sigma Aldrich) stock was used in all experiments.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The substances studied were a cyclic hexapeptide trihydrate, and leu1-zervamicin.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In our chemistry class, we learned that a trihydrate contains three water molecules in its structure.

  • Sodium sulfate trihydrate is often used in laboratories due to its stable hydrated form.

How Hydrated

pentahydrate
  • Specialized
1 9.0
trihydrate
  • Specialized
1 7.2
monohydrate
  • Specialized
1 7.9
anhydrous
  • Specialized
3 9.8

Surface Forms

trihydrate singular
trihydrates plural

Morphology

trihydrate = hydrate (transparent) = tri + hydrate

The noun sense names the compound by the same transparent composition 'tri-' + 'hydrate', a standard chemical naming pattern.

Etymology

Trihydrate comes from tri- ('three') and hydrate ('water'), just like the word hydrate you know. So a trihydrate is a chemical compound that includes three water molecules as part of its structure.