hydro-

See also hydro, and Hydro

English

Alternative forms

• hydr- (before a vowel that is not an o)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hydro-), from ὕδωρ (hydor, “water”)

Prefix

hydro-

1. water
2. (chemistry) hydrogen
3. (mineralogy) a hydrous compound
4. (zoology) Hydrozoa

Translations

pertaining to water

• Greek: υδρο- (el) (ydro-)
• Russian: гидро- (ru) (gidro-)

• Spanish: hidro- (es)

Derived terms

terms derived from hydro- relating to water

hydrate hydrodynamics

hydroelectric hydrofoil

terms derived from hydro- and hydr- in chemistry

hydracid hydracrylate hydracrylic acid hydrazino- hydramide hydramine hydrase hydrazide hydrazine hydriodic hydroiodic hydro-aromatic hydrobenzoin hydroborate hydroboration hydrobromic hydrobromide

hydrocarbon hydrocarbonate hydrochloric hydrochloride hydrocinchonine hydrocellulose hydrocortisone hydrocracking hydrocyanic hydrocyanite hydrodealkylation hydrodesulfurization hydrohydrodesulphurisation hydrohydrodesulphurization hydroferricyanate hydroferridcyanate hydroferricyanic

hydroferridcyanic hydroferrocyanate hydroferrocyanic hydroflumethiazide hydrofluoboric hydrofluoric hydrofluoride hydrofluosilicic acid hydroformate hydroformer hydroforming hydrogasification hydrohalic acid hydroiodic acid hydrol hydronitric acid

hydropotassic hydroselenate hydroselenic hydroselenuret hydrosodic hydrosulfurization hydrosulphurisation hydrosulphurization hydrosulfurize hydrosulphurise hydrosulphurize hydrotelluric hydroxide hydroxonium hydrurilate hydrurilic

terms derived from hydro- and hydr- in mineralogy

terms derived from hydro- and hydr- in zoology

Hydra

Hydrozoa

Related terms

• (chemistry): hydroborane, hydroxo-
• (zoology): Hydra, Hydrozoa

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Finnish

Prefix

hydro-

1. hydro-

Derived terms

[+] Finnish words prefixed with hydro-

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French

Alternative forms

• hydr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hydro-), from ὕδωρ (hydor, “water”)

Prefix

hydro-

1. hydro-

Derived terms

[+] French words prefixed with hydro-