Rehydration
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The replenishment of water and electrolytes lost through dehydration. uncountable, usually
Synonyms
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More examples"But researchers at EPFL — the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne — say using rice starch instead of sugar with the rehydration salts could reduce bacterial toxicity by almost 75 percent."
Etymology
From re- + hydration.
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