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hydric

1 American  
[hahy-drik] / ˈhaɪ drɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or containing hydrogen.

hydric 2 American  
[hahy-drik] / ˈhaɪ drɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or adapted to a wet or moist environment.

-hydric 3 American  

  1. a combining form of hydric.

    hexahydric.
hydric British  
/ ˈhaɪdrɪk /

adjective

  1. of or containing hydrogen

  2. containing or using moisture

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hydric Scientific  
/ hī′drĭk /

  1. Relating or adapted to a wet but not flooded habitat. Cottonwoods, willows, and hemlocks are hydric plants.

  2. Compare mesic xeric

Etymology

Origin of hydric1

First recorded in 1850–55; hydr- 2 + -ic

Origin of hydric2

First recorded in 1925–30; hydr- 1 + -ic

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