Definition of "dihydrate" []

• A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell (noun)

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• "Cupric chloride dihydrate - Harmful if swallowed or inhaled."
• "For brines stronger than eutectic, the temperatures shown are the saturation temperatures for sodium chloride dihydrate."
• "Brines stronger than eutectic deposit excess sodium chloride as dihydrate when cooled, and freeze at eutectic. c Saturated brine at 60°F. the observed salometer reading."