hydrous
hydrous — 形容詞
- hydrouspositive
- more hydrouscomparative
- most hydroussuperlative
1. describes a substance whose molecules include water that is chemically attached
含水的
含有化學結合水的
describes a substance whose molecules include water that is chemically attached to them — not just water on the surface, but water locked inside the crystal or molecular structure, such as in certain minerals or compounds
Keiko heated the blue hydrous copper sulfate crystals until they turned white and powdery.
Keiko 加熱藍色的含水硫酸銅晶體，直到它們變成白色粉末。
hydrous + copper sulfate — a common school chemistry example
Gypsum is a soft hydrous mineral that forms when seawater evaporates in hot climates.
石膏是一種柔軟的含水礦物，形成於炎熱氣候下海水蒸發的過程。
common hydrous mineral: gypsum
Geologists can tell a rock was once under the sea by identifying the hydrous minerals inside it.
地質學家可透過辨識岩石內部的含水礦物，判斷該岩石曾位於海底。
When Ibrahim heated the sample in the lab, the hydrous compound lost its water and broke apart.
Ibrahim 在實驗室加熱樣本時，該含水化合物失去水分並分解開來。
Mars rovers have found hydrous clays that suggest liquid water once flowed on the planet.
火星探測車發現了含水黏土，顯示液態水曾經在火星上流動。
- hydrated
more common in everyday chemistry; 'hydrated' also describes water added to a compound, while 'hydrous' is mostly used in geology and mineralogy
- anhydrous
the direct opposite — describes a substance that contains no chemically bonded water, e.g. anhydrous ammonia
文法句型
hydrous + noun
用法筆記
Primarily a technical term in chemistry, geology, and materials science. The opposite is 'anhydrous', which describes a substance with no chemically combined water. Do not confuse with 'wet' or 'moist', which describe surface water only.