水化 (shuǐ huā) — hydration; aquation

Definition

A chemistry term for the process where a substance combines with or absorbs water (hydration). In cement chemistry it specifically refers to the reaction of cement with water, the source of setting and hardening.

noun
hydrationaquation
Easily confused

Examples

  • 水化。
    shuǐ huā Shì huà xué zhōng de yí gè zhòng yào guò chéng.
    Hydration is an important process in chemistry.
  • 水化。
    Zhè ge huà hé wù zài shuǐ róng yè zhōng huì fā shēng shuǐ huā.
    This compound undergoes hydration in aqueous solution.
  • 水化。
    Shuǐ ní de shuǐ huā fǎn yìng xū yào shí jiān.
    The hydration reaction of cement takes time.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

水shuǐwater
化huàbecome

水 means water and 化 indicates becoming, giving hydration or aquation.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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