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dehydration

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌdihaɪˈdreɪʃən/ · UK /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən/

dehydration means: A condition in which your body does not have enough water.

noun

TOO LITTLE WATERB2

A condition in which your body does not have enough water.

  • Drink water to prevent dehydration.
  • The child needed hospital treatment for severe dehydration.
  • Headaches can be an early sign of dehydration.

Common phrases: severe dehydration, prevent dehydration, signs of dehydration

REMOVING WATERC1

The process of taking water out of food or another substance.

  • Dehydration helps preserve fruit.
  • The factory uses dehydration to turn milk into powder.
  • This chemical reaction involves the dehydration of the starting material.

Similar words: drying

Opposites: hydration

Common phrases: food dehydration, dehydration process, dehydration of something

Questions about dehydration

What does dehydration mean?

A condition in which your body does not have enough water.

What is dehydration in other languages?

Türkçe: susuz kalma · Español: deshidratación · Français: déshydratation · Deutsch: Dehydrierung · Italiano: disidratazione · 日本語: 脱水

How do you pronounce dehydration?

In American English /ˌdihaɪˈdreɪʃən/; in British English /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən/.

How do you use dehydration in a sentence?

Drink water to prevent dehydration. The child needed hospital treatment for severe dehydration.

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