water of crystallization
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water of crystallization
n.
Water of hydration that is necessary for the maintenance of a particular crystalline structure but capable of being removed by sufficient heat.
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water of crystallization
n
(Chemistry) water present in the crystals of certain compounds. It is chemically combined in stoichiometric amounts, usually by coordinate or hydrogen bonds, but can often be easily expelled
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wa′ter of crystalliza′tion
n.
water chemically combined in a crystalline compound: removable by heat, usu. with loss of crystallinity.
Also called wa′ter of hydra′tion.[1785–95]
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water of crystallization
The exact number of water molecules which are chemically bonded to a molecule of a salt within a hydrated crystalline compound.
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