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hydro-

(word root) water
Examples of words with the root hydro-: hydroplane
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hydro-

or hydr-
pref.
1.
a. Water: hydroelectric.
b. Liquid: hydrodynamics.
2. Hydrogen: hydrochloride.
[Greek hudro-, hudr-, from hudōr; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]
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hydro-

or sometimes before a vowel

hydr-

combining form
1. 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]
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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-.
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Translations

hydro-

pref (= concerning water) → Hydro-, hydro-, Wasser-, wasser-; (Chem, +n) → -wasserstoff m;
hydrocarbon
n → Kohlenwasserstoff m
hydrocephalic
adj → wasserköpfig, mit einem Wasserkopf
hydrocephalus
n → Wasserkopf m
hydrochloric acid
n → Salzsäure f
hydrodynamics
n sing or pl → Hydrodynamik f
hydroelectric
adj → hydroelektrisch
hydroelectricity
n → durch Wasserkraft erzeugte Energie
hydroelectric power
n → durch Wasserkraft erzeugte Energie
hydroelectric power station
n → Wasserkraftwerk nt
hydrofoil
n (= boat) → Tragflächen- or Tragflügelboot nt; (= fin) → Tragfläche f → or -flügel m

hydro-

:
hydropathic
adj → hydrotherapeutisch
hydrophobia
n → Hydrophobie f (spec), → Wasserscheu f; (= rabies) → Tollwut f
hydrophobic
adj → hydrophob (spec), → wasserscheu
hydroplane
n
(Aviat) (= aircraft) → Wasserflugzeug nt, → Flugboot nt; (= float) → Schwimmer m
(Naut) (= boat) → Gleitboot nt; (of submarine) → Tiefenruder nt
hydroponics
n sing → Hydrokultur f
hydropower
n → Wasserkraft f
hydrotherapeutics
n sing → Wasserheilkunde f, → Hydrotherapeutik f (spec)
hydrotherapy
n → Wasserbehandlung f, → Hydrotherapie f (spec)
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