hydrous

[ hahy-druhs ]

adjective

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

hydrous

/ ˈhaɪdrəs /

adjective

1. containing water
2. (of a chemical compound) combined with water molecules

   hydrous copper sulphate, CuSO4.5H2O

hydrous

/ hī′drəs /

1. Containing water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrous¹

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

Example Sentences

It is a pseudomorph after iolite, and consists mainly of hydrous aluminium silicate.

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Prehnite, pren′īt, n. a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually of a pale-green colour.

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A small species, Hydrous caraboides, is commoner than the large one; its body is more rounded behind.

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It consists of silica, alumina and water in a state of combination and is thus known as a hydrous aluminium silicate.

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Zaratite, zar′a-tīt, n. a hydrous carbonate of nickel, found usually as an incrustation on chromite.

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