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plural hydrates
(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules. examples
(inorganic chemistry, rare) Water.
third-person singular simple present hydrates, present participle hydrating, simple past and past participle hydrated
(transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water. examples
(slang) To drink water.
(programming) To load data from a database record into an object's variables examples