anhydrate

Strip all water

Anhydrate refers to a chemical compound with no water molecules in its structure, or the process of removing water from a substance.

The term appears in chemistry when distinguishing between hydrated and water-free forms of compounds: copper sulfate anhydrate versus the hydrated blue crystals.

As a verb, to anhydrate is to remove water completely.

desiccation

desiccate

Remove all moisture

parch · desiccant · absorbent · dehumidify · arid · drought · wither · shrivel · dewater · efflorescence

mineral

gypsum

Hydrated calcium sulfate

sodium carbonate · magnesite · selenite · alabaster

chemistry

crystallization

Forming ordered solid structure

solvent · solute · dissolution · reactivity · equilibrium · concentration · molarity · titration · reagent · molecular

Opposites
water content/hydration state

anhydratehydrate

Infuse with water

hydrated · hydrous · water · moisturize · wet

Family

dehydrate, dehydration, hydrate, hydration, hydrogen, hydraulic, rehydrate, anhydrous, hydrology

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