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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•dro (hī′drō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dros for 2, 3, adj. n. - Informal Termshydroelectric power.
- Informal Termshydroplane.
- British Terms
- a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures;
spa. - an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
adj. - Informal Termsof, pertaining to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity:funds for new hydro projects.
- 1880–85; by shortening of compounds with hydro-1 (compare -o); (def. 4) hydro-1 analyzed as an adjective, adjectival
- Chemistrya combining form meaning "water,'' used in the formation of compound words:hydroplane; hydrogen.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] hydr- 1. - Greek, combining form of hýdōr water
- Chemistrya combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting esp. a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical:hydrobromic.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] hydr- 2. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hydro /ˈhaɪdrəʊ/ n ( pl -dros)- Brit (esp formerly) a hotel or resort, often near a spa, offering facilities for hydropathic treatment
hydro /ˈhaɪdrəʊ/ adj - short for hydroelectric
n - a Canadian name for electricity when it is supplied to a residence, business, institution, etc
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hydro /ˈhaɪdrəʊ/ n - (esp in Canada) a hydroelectric power company or board
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hydro-, (sometimes before a vowel)hydr- combining form - indicating or denoting water, liquid, or fluid: hydrolysis, hydrodynamics
- indicating the presence of hydrogen in a chemical compound: hydrochloric acid
- indicating a hydroid: hydrozoan
Etymology: from Greek hudōr water |