water of crystallization
noun phraseDefinition of water of crystallization
: water of hydration present in many crystallized substances that is usually essential for maintenance of a particular crystal structure
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on water of crystallization
What made you want to look up water of crystallization? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Farm Idioms Quiz
- What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share water of crystallization
Time Traveler for water of crystallization
The first known use of water of crystallization was in 1791
See more words from the same year