hydrous

[hahy-druh s]

adjective

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

Origin of hydrous

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

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Historical Examples of hydrous

Composition, a hydrous silicate of magnesia, much like that of serpentine.
Geology
William J. Miller
According to Dana (System of Mineralogy 689), it is cimolite, a hydrous silicate of aluminium.
De Re Metallica
Georgius Agricola
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
Iolite is a hydrous magnesium and aluminium silicate, with ferrous iron partially replacing magnesium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6
Various

British Dictionary definitions for hydrous

hydrous

adjective

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

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hydrous in Science

hydrous

[hī′drəs]

Containing water.