water of crystallization
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- water of crystallisation (non-Oxford British spelling)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Translations
[edit]water present in crystals
|
Further reading
[edit]- water of crystallization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia