Associations to the word «Hydration»

Wiktionary

HYDRATION, noun. (chemistry) the incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound
HYDRATION, noun. (biology) the process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues
HYDRATION, noun. (construction) the chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.

Dictionary definition

HYDRATION, noun. The process of combining with water; usually reversible.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats