English Explanatory Dictionary

hydro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. water
  2. liquid
  3. hydrogen
  4. a hydrous compound
  5. Hydrozoa

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ/ [ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ] [ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒɹoʊ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hydro-.wav

Word forms

hydro- hydr-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- From Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

Synonyms

aqua-

Related words

hydroborane hydroxo- Hydra Hydrozoa

Derived words

hydrate hydroelectric hydrofoil hydracid hydracrylate hydracrylic acid hydramide hydramine hydrase hydrazide hydrazine hydrazino- hydriodic hydro-aromatic hydrobenzoin hydroborate hydroboration hydrobromic hydrobromide hydrocarbon hydrocarbonate hydrocellulose hydrochloric hydrochloride hydrocinchonine hydrocortisone hydrocracking hydrocyanic hydrocyanite hydrodealkylation hydrodesulfurization hydroferricyanate hydroferricyanic hydroferridcyanate hydroferridcyanic hydroferrocyanate hydroferrocyanic hydroflumethiazide hydrofluoboric hydrofluoric hydrofluoride hydrofluosilicic acid hydroformate hydroformer hydroforming hydrogasification hydrohalic acid hydrohydrodesulphurisation hydrohydrodesulphurization hydroiodic hydroiodic acid hydrol hydronitric acid hydropotassic hydropressure hydroselenate hydroselenic hydroselenuret hydrosodic hydrosulfurization
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