Definition of "hydrates" []

• Plural form of hydrate. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrate. (verb)

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• "Methane is ten times more effective a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and so much of it is trapped in hydrates that it could have a major effect on our climate."
• "BP had anticipated that the crystallized gas, called hydrates, could form in the pipe connecting the dome to the surface vessel, but not inside the dome itself."
• "Seawater got inside the dome and combined with leaking natural gas to form ice-like crystals called hydrates that clogged up the device."