Sport body fuel drink takes edge off thirst.British troops in hot, and climes now have another means to avoid dehydration. The United Kingdom's Defence Logistics Organization has contracted GlaxoSmithKline to produce an isotonic drink isotonic drink Sports medicine 1. A sports drink used to simply replace fluid and electrolytes lost during prolonged exercise. See Sports drink 2. A sports drink that replaces water and electrolytes and for the grunts' 24-hour operational ration pack. Defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; QinetiQ, based in London, prepared specifications for the drink. The company also prepared a guide for commanders on how to keep soldiers healthy and hydrated hy·drat·ed adj. Chemically combined with water, especially existing in the form of a hydrate. Adj. 1. hydrated - containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) hydrous . |
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