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hydro-

prefix

  1. prefix meaning "water"
  2. prefix meaning "liquid"
  3. prefix meaning "hydrogen": containing or combined with hydrogen
  4. prefix meaning "hydroid"
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ/ / [ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ] / [ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒɹoʊ]

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- From Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

  1. water
  2. liquid
  3. hydrogen
  4. a hydrous compound
  5. Hydrozoa