hydric
1pertaining to or containing hydrogen.
Origin of hydric
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Other definitions for hydric (2 of 3)
of, relating to, or adapted to a wet or moist environment.
Origin of hydric
2Other definitions for -hydric (3 of 3)
a combining form of hydric1: hexahydric.
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How to use hydric in a sentence
The distillate is saturated with hydric sulphide, and any precipitate separated and examined.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythThe colour of the precipitate from hydric sulphide is either yellowish or black.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythIt floats on hydric sulphate, which only attacks it at a boiling heat.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blythhydric sulphide, SH2, is a colourless transparent gas of sp.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythTo test for hydric sulphide in air a known quantity may be aspirated through a little solution of lead acetate.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for hydric
/ (ˈhaɪdrɪk) /
of or containing hydrogen
containing or using moisture
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Scientific definitions for hydric
[ hī′drĭk ]
Relating or adapted to a wet but not flooded habitat. Cottonwoods, willows, and hemlocks are hydric plants. Compare mesic xeric.
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