hydrous

[ hahy-druhs ]

adjective
  1. containing water.

  2. Chemistry. containing water or its elements in some kind of union, as in hydrates or hydroxides.

Origin of hydrous

1
First recorded in 1820–30; hydr-1 + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrous

hydrous

/ (ˈhaɪdrəs) /


adjective
  1. containing water

  2. (of a chemical compound) combined with water molecules: hydrous copper sulphate, CuSO 4 .5H 2 O

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Scientific definitions for hydrous

hydrous

[ drəs ]


  1. Containing water.

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