water of crystallization

English

WOTD – 21 August 2015

Alternative forms

water of crystallisation (non-Oxford British spelling)

Pronunciation

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Noun

water of crystallization (uncountable)

(chemistry) The water present in the crystals of the salts of certain metals; it is weakly bound by electrostatic forces and may normally be removed by heating.

Synonyms

crystallization water
water of hydration

Translations

water present in crystals

Chinese:
Mandarin: 結晶水 (zh), 结晶水 (zh) (jiéjīngshuǐ)
Finnish: kidevesi (fi)
Greek: νερό κρυστάλλωσης n (neró krystállosis)

Japanese: 結晶水 (けっしょうすい, kesshōsui)
Korean: 결정수 (gyeoljeongsu) (結晶水)
Swedish: kristallvatten n
Vietnamese: nước kết tinh

Further reading

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