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(hī′drō)

noun pl. hydros

Brit., Informal a place, such as a spa, where people go to get hydropathic treatments

noun

hydroelectric power
pl. hydros a hydroelectric power plant

adjective

hydroelectric

water: hydrostatics, hydrometer
containing hydrogen: hydrocyanic acid

Origin: < Gr hydōr, water

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adjective

Hydroelectric.

noun pl. hy·dros

Hydroelectric power.
A hydroelectric power plant.

or hydr-

prefix

a. Water: hydroelectric.
b. Liquid: hydrodynamics.
Hydrogen: hydrochloride.

Origin:

Origin: Greek hudro-, hudr-

Origin: , from hudōr; see wed-¹ in Indo-European roots

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