Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word DEHYDRATION

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Definitions of DEHYDRATION

1. The act or process of removing water from something.
2. The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

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Examples of Using DEHYDRATION in a Sentence

• It is a pseudoscientific practice, and several adherents of these practices have died from starvation or dehydration.
• Living tissues cooled below the freezing point of water are damaged by the dehydration of the cells as ice is formed between the cells.
• Signs of dehydration often begin with loss of the normal stretchiness of the skin and irritable behaviour.
• Causes of headaches may include dehydration; fatigue; sleep deprivation; stress; the effects of medications (overuse) and recreational drugs, including withdrawal; viral infections; loud noises; head injury; rapid ingestion of a very cold food or beverage; and dental or sinus issues (such as sinusitis).
• The seven primary iron sulfur centers serve to carry electrons from the site of NADH dehydration to ubiquinone.
• Twister supersonic separator, hydrocarbon processing system for the dehydration and dewpointing of natural gas.
• Livestock began dying of starvation and dehydration due to being left in their pens due to their owners deaths or fleeing of the city.
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (usually type 1) advanced enough to result in unconsciousness from a combination of a severely increased blood sugar level, dehydration and shock, and exhaustion.
• Mild dehydration can also be caused by immersion diuresis, which may increase risk of decompression sickness in divers.
• The effort took its toll and with only two kilometres to go, Pietri began to feel the effects of extreme fatigue and dehydration.
• Experiments included disease injections, controlled dehydration, biological weapons testing, hypobaric pressure chamber testing, vivisection, organ harvesting, amputation, and standard weapons testing.
• Gatorade would have significant medical applications for treating dehydration in patients, and has generated over $150 million in royalties for the university.
• According to Thucydides, while many of them suffered from famine and dehydration during their time of refuge, Cylon and his brother escaped, but his followers were cornered by Athens' nine archons.
• As an adaptation to living in ephemeral waters, the eggs of most killifish can survive periods of partial dehydration.
• Based on this, hydrophilic membranes are used for dehydration of alcohols containing small amounts of water and hydrophobic membranes are used for removal/recovery of trace amounts of organics from aqueous solutions.
• Death marches usually feature harsh physical labor and abuse, neglect of prisoner injury and illness, deliberate starvation and dehydration, humiliation, torture, and execution of those unable to keep up the marching pace.
• The primary function of keratinocytes is the formation of a barrier against environmental damage by heat, UV radiation, dehydration, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses.
• Four steps are followed in the standard process of plastination: fixation, dehydration, forced impregnation in a vacuum, and hardening.
• If the presence of other anions is suspected, the dehydration may be effectuated by fusion under hydrogen chloride.
• The cover slip can be glued to the slide so as to seal off the specimen, retarding dehydration and oxidation of the specimen and also preventing contamination.

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