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decahydrate
[ dek-uh-hahy-drit, -dreyt ]
noun
- a hydrate that contains ten molecules of water, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 â‹…10±á 2 O.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð³¦î€…a·³ó²âd°ù²¹³Ù·±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decahydrate1
Example Sentences
Borax, or sodium borate decahydrate, is a salt made of a combination of boron, sodium, oxygen and hydrogen.
The inner box contained a can full of the chemical sodium sulfate decahydrate, which rested on top of the glass tubes and kept the cells from overheating.
Its maximum solubility in water is at 34�; above that temperature it ceases to exist in the solution as a decahydrate, but changes to the anhydrous salt, the solubility of which decreases with rise of temperature.
The pentahydrate is deposited between 79� C. and 56� C.; below this temperature the decahydrate or ordinary borax, Na2B4O7�10H2O, is deposited.
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