having (a specified number of) hydroxyl radicals or replaceable hydrogen atoms in the molecule
monohydric
Word origin
see hydric
hydric in American English1
(ˈhaidrɪk)
adjective
pertaining to or containing hydrogen
Word origin
[1850–55; hydr-2 + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, cloakroom, muggins, runoff, segue-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
hydric in American English2
(ˈhaidrɪk)
adjective
of, pertaining to, or adapted to a wet or moist environment
Word origin
[1925–30; hydr-1 + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chain reaction, decibel, dropout, gimmick, runouthydr- is a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix hydr- include: hydrase, hydrate, hydraulus, hydremia, hydrous; -ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'hydric' in a sentence
hydric
The soils of these forest types have highly different hydric and nutritional status.
Genimar R. Julião, Eduardo M. Venticinque, G. Wilson Fernandes, Peter W. Price 2014, 'Unexpected High Diversity of Galling Insects in the Amazonian Upper Canopy: The SavannaOut There', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0114986. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two hydric conditions were tested: normal well-watered conditions and drought conditions.
José Alfredo Curá, Diego Reinaldo Franz, Julián Ezequiel Filosofía, Karina BeatrízBalestrasse, Lautaro Exequiel Burgueño 2017, 'Inoculation with Azospirillum sp. and Herbaspirillum sp. Bacteria Increases the Toleranceof Maize to Drought Stress', Microorganismshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/5/3/41. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The probability of hydric supply was determined using a function with gama reduced distribution.
Fernando Miqueletti, Ricardo Antônio Ferreira Rodrigues, Orivaldo Arf 2007, 'Atendimento hídrico ao arroz de terras altas para diferentes épocas de semeadura nonoroeste de São Paulo = Hydric supply of upland rice crop at distinct sowing seasonsin Northwestern São Paulo', Acta Scientiarum: Agronomyhttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/268/119. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hydric environment was also sampled each week.
S Hoang, A Georget, J Asselineau, A-G Venier, C Leroyer, A M Rogues, R Thiébaut 2018, 'Risk factors for colonization and infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patientshospitalized in intensive care units in France.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5844558?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast, the drought-tolerant litter treatment decreased beta diversity relative to hydric litter.
Eric K. Moody, John L. Sabo 2013, 'Crayfish Impact Desert River Ecosystem Function and Litter-Dwelling Invertebrate Communitiesthrough Association with Novel Detrital Resources', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0063274. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cowpea plants subjected to hydric stress after flowering produced fewer seeds.
Rômulo Magno Oliveira de Freitas, Salvador Barros Torres, Narjara Walessa Nogueira,Caio César Pereira Leal, Raul Martins de Farias 2013, 'Cowpea seeds quality and yield according to cropping systems and hydric stress', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttps://www.revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/22226. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The hydric regime also influenced the chemical composition of leaves.
Geraldo Rogério Faustini Cuzzuol, Andréa Campos Rocha 2012, 'Interação do regime hídrico com as relações nutricionais em ecossistema manguezalInteraction of the water regime with nutrients relations in a mangrove ecosystem',Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062012000100003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The combination of thermal and hydric zones resulted in four classes of agroclimatic aptitude.
Antônio H. de C. Teixeira, Renival A. de Souza, Paulo H. B. Ribeiro, Valdecira C.da S. Reis, Maria das G. L. dos Santos 2002, 'Aptidão agroclimática da cultura da videira no Estado da Bahia, Brasil Agroclimaticaptitude of vine crop in Bahia State, Brazil', Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental - Agriambihttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662002000100019. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)