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  1. A chemical compound that has discrete water
  2. molecules combined with it. The water is
  3. known as water of crystallization and the
  4. number of water molecules associated with one
  5. molecule of the compound is denoted in both
  6. its name and chemical formula: for example,
  7. CuSO4.5H2O is copper(II) sulphate
  8. pentahydrate.
  9.