hydrous

[ hahy-druh s ]

/ ˈhaɪ drəs /

adjective

containing water.

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

Nearby words

hydrothorax, hydrotropic, hydrotropism, hydrotubation, hydroureter, hydrous, hydrovane, hydrovarium, hydroxide, hydroxide ion, hydroxonium ion

Origin of hydrous

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

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Examples from the Web for hydrous

Thus opal is a hydrous form of silica (hydrous comes from the Greek word for water).
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Autunite, a hydrous phosphate of uranium and calcium, crystallizing in the rhombic system in yellow plates.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
Hydrous, Hydruntum, Otranto, has as good a claim as a city can well have to be looked on as the end of the world.
Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice|Edward A. Freeman
Composition, a hydrous silicate of magnesia, much like that of serpentine.
Geology|William J. Miller

It is a pseudomorph after iolite, and consists mainly of hydrous aluminium silicate.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hydrous

hydrous

/ (ˈhaɪdrəs) /

adjective

containing water

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

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Science definitions for hydrous

hydrous

[ hī′drəs ]

Containing water.