water of crystallization
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- water of crystallisation (non-Oxford British spelling)
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water of crystallization (uncountable)
- (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.
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water present in crystals
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- water of crystallization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia