Describing a substance that contains six water molecules chemically bonded within its crystal structure.
Hexahydrate + '-ed' (past participle/adjectival form), indicating that a substance has undergone hydration with six water molecules, standard chemistry nomenclature.
When chemists say a salt is 'hexahydrated,' they're describing a very specific molecular arrangement where exactly six water molecules nestle around each salt molecule in a precise geometric pattern—remove one water molecule and it's a different compound entirely.
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