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hydro-(word root) waterExamples of words with the root hydro-: hydroplanehydro- or hydr-pref.1. a. Water: hydroelectric.b. Liquid: hydrodynamics.2. Hydrogen: hydrochloride. [Greek hudro-, hudr-, from hudōr; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]hydro- or sometimes before a vowel hydr-combining form1. indicating or denoting water, liquid, or fluid: hydrolysis; hydrodynamics. 2. (Chemistry) indicating the presence of hydrogen in a chemical compound: hydrochloric acid. 3. (Zoology) indicating a hydroid: hydrozoan. [from Greek hudōr water]hy•dro (ˈhaɪ droʊ) n., pl. -dros, adj. n. 1. hydroelectric power. 2. a hydroplane. 3. Brit. a spa offering hydrotherapy. adj. 4. of, pertaining to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity. [1880–85; by shortening of compounds with hydro-1 (compare -o)] hydro-1 , a combining form meaning “water”: hydroplane; hydrogen. Also, esp. before a vowel, hydr-. [< Greek, comb. form of hýdōr water] hydro-2 , a combining form representing hydrogen, used esp. in the names of chemical compounds in which hydrogen is combined with some negative element or radical: hydrobromic. Also, esp. before a vowel, hydr-. TranslationsEncyclopediaSeehydrohydro-
hydro- , hydr- (hī'drō), Do not confuse this combining form with hidro-. These are not merely spelling variants but are derived from different words.3. A hydatid. [G. hydōr, water] hydro- , hydr-1. Combining forms meaning water, watery. 2. Containing or combined with hydrogen. 3. A hydatid. [G. hydōr, water]hydo- or hydro- prefix denoting water.hydro-Do not confuse this combining form with hidro-. These are not merely spelling variants but are derived from different words.1. Prefix denoting the presense of water or watery fluid or of hydrogen.2. A hydatid.[G. hydōr, water]HYDRO-
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