hydrous

[ hahy-druhs ]
/ ˈhaɪ drəs /

adjective

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

QUIZZES

DON’T VACILLATE! VANQUISH THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

It’d be a real faux pas to miss this quiz on the words from August 3–9, 2020!
Question 1 of 7
What does “vacillate” mean?
to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.
to cause to be empty or unoccupied.
to assent tacitly; agree; consent.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of hydrous

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

Words nearby hydrous

hydrothorax, hydrotropic, hydrotropism, hydrotubation, hydroureter, hydrous, hydrovane, hydrovarium, hydroxide, hydroxide ion, hydroxonium ion
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for hydrous

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for hydrous

hydrous
[ hī′drəs ]

Containing water.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.