hexahydrates
/ˌhɛksəˈhaɪdreɪts/
noun
- Chemical compounds that contain six molecules of water for each molecule of another substance.
- The lab technician prepared hexahydrates of cobalt chloride for the experiment.
- Many metal salts form stable hexahydrates when crystallized from water.
- The hexahydrates of magnesium sulfate are commonly used in bath salts.