The French use the word chateau for castle but it used to cover both: the Chateau-Gaillard, a fortress of the 12th century; and the manors dating from the 12th to the 18th century, which have no or little defensive capability.he French use the word chateau for castle but it used to cover both: the Chateau-Gaillard, a fortress of the 12th century; and the manors dating from the 12th to the 18th century, which have no or little defensive capability.
Hydrate, any compound containing water in the form of H2O molecules, usually, but not always, with a definite content of water by weight. The best-known hydrates are crystalline solids that lose their fundamental structures upon removal of the bound water.
Hydrated lime is a type of dry powder made from limestone. It is created by adding water to quicklime in order to turn oxides into hydroxides. Combined with water and sand or cement, hydrated lime is most often used to make mortars and plasters. Its chemical name is calcium hydroxide, or Ca(OH) 2.