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Definition of Water of crystallization
1. Noun. The water present in hydrated compounds.
Definition of Water of crystallization
1. Noun. (chemistry) The water present in the crystals of the salts of certain metals; it is weakly bound by electrostatic forces and may normally be removed by heating. ¹
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Medical Definition of Water of crystallization
1. Water of constitution that unites with certain salts and is essential to their arrangement in crystalline form; e.g., CuSO4-5H2O. (05 Mar 2000)