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cryohydrate

noun
cryo·​hydrate | \ ¦krīō+\

Definition of cryohydrate

: 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

First Known Use of cryohydrate

1875, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cryohydrate

cryo- + hydrate entry 1

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