dehydrasjon
Dehydrasjon is a term used to describe the state or process of removing water. In everyday usage it commonly refers to dehydration in biological contexts, while in chemistry it describes reactions that remove water from a substrate. The word derives from Greek hydor (water) and a- (without).
Physiological dehydration occurs when the body loses more water than it takes in. Causes include inadequate
Chemical dehydration is the removal of water from a molecule or compound. In organic chemistry, dehydration
Etymology: from Greek hydor "water" and suffix -osis denoting a condition.