dehydration; lose water
Meanings
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to become dehydrated; to lose body fluids
Commonly caused by severe vomiting, diarrhea, or excessive sweating. Can be used as a noun (脱水) meaning 'dehydration'.
The patient became dehydrated due to severe diarrhea.
Exercising for long periods in high temperatures can easily lead to dehydration.
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The doctor recommended drinking more water to prevent dehydration.
Severe dehydration requires immediate intravenous fluid therapy.
verb
to dehydrate; to lose water content (in chemistry)
technicalRefers to chemical processes such as the loss of water of crystallization from crystals or the elimination of H and O atoms (equivalent to water) from compounds.
Copper sulfate dehydrates when heated, turning into a white powder.
This compound readily undergoes dehydration reactions under heating conditions.
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Dehydration is one of the common reaction types in organic chemistry.
This crystal will slowly dehydrate when exposed to air.
verb
(dialect) to dry up; (of paddy fields) to have no water
dialectRegional dialect usage, primarily in agricultural contexts describing drought conditions in rice paddies.
There's been a drought this year, and the fields have all dried up.
The paddy fields urgently need irrigation after drying out.
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It hasn't rained for a whole month, and many fields in the village have dried up.