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dehydration

de·hy·dra·tion [ d hī dráysh'n, dee h dráysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. food industry removal of moisture from food: the removal of moisture from food as a way of preserving it

2. medicine loss of body fluid: a dangerous lack of water in the body resulting from inadequate intake of fluids or excessive loss through sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea

3. chemistry loss of water by chemical compound: the process by which a chemical compound loses water molecules or the proportion of hydrogen and oxygen atoms present in water

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