GRE Word List

DEHYDRATE

to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water

The meaning of the word dehydrate is to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water.

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