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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |