cryohydrate

noun

cryo·​hydrate

¦krīō+

: a crystalline solid of constant composition and definite freezing point that is obtained by freezing a saturated solution and contains the same ratio of solute and solvent as were present in the saturated solution compare eutectic

Word History

Etymology

cryo- + hydrate entry 1

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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