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Hydrotrope

Hy′dro-trope

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Noun.
[
Hydro-
, 1 + Gr. [GREEK] to turn, direct.]
A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a pulsometer.

Definition 2024


hydrotrope

hydrotrope

English

Noun

hydrotrope (plural hydrotropes)

  1. (chemistry) A compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.
  2. A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a pulsometer.