hemihydrate

English

Etymology

hemi- + hydrate

Noun

hemihydrate (plural hemihydrates)

  1. (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Hemihydrate” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • hemihydrate”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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