1890 Chambers's Encycl. V. 490/2 If in the burning of gypsum the temperature is raised as high or higher than 480° F. it loses the power of rehydrating, and is then said to be dead burnt.

1920 A. L. Andrea Dehydrating Foods x. 96 The foods that require longer rehydrating may be soaked over night for a midday meal.

1971 Cryobiology 8 142 Frequently after a storage period of several days to weeks most of the containers will show signs of rehydrating.

2001 E. Shamus Sports Injury xiii. 363 In normal, climatized individuals, rehydrating with water only can lead to heat exhaustion.

1886 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. 31 ii. 881 Pepsine can be retransformed into albumen by rehydrating substances.

1973 Jrnl. Insect Physiol. 19 509 Almost all the weight measured as gained when ticks were exposed to rehydrating conditions can be accounted for by an increase in body water content.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Jan. 40/2 A plant-based product line from France includes a rehydrating milk shampoo laced with beef marrow.

2002 L. J. Gage Hand-Rearing Wild & Domest. Mammals ii. viii. 47 You can make an emergency rehydrating solution by combining 1 quart (948 cc) hot water, 1 tablespoon (15 cc) sugar, and 1 teaspoon (5cc) salt.