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单词 hydro
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hydron.1

Brit. /ˈhʌɪdrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪdroʊ/
Etymology: Shortened < hydropathic n.
= hydropathic n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > place to which invalids resort > hydropathic establishment
hydro1882
hydropathic1887
1882 Brit. Med. Jrnl. Advert. 9 Dec. Visitors will find the ‘Hydro’ a pleasant Home during their residence in Bournemouth.
1894 Advt. Buxton, The Peak Thermal Establishment. The best Hydro in district. Mineral water and other baths.
1898 Navy & Army Illustr. 23 July p. vii Palatial establishments..all..modestly calling themselves Hydros.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hydron.2

Brit. /ˈhʌɪdrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪdroʊ/
Etymology: Shortened < hydroelectric adj.
Hydro-electric power (see hydroelectric adj. 3). In Canada also: hydro-electric power supply. Cf. hydropower n.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > [noun] > generated by water
white coal1885
white fuel1901
hydroelectricity1904
hydro1916
hydropower1933
tidal2002
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > place of power generation > [noun] > hydroelectric power
hydro1916
hydro-plant1927
1916 A. Bridle Sons of Canada 185 The product of Niagara..is Hydro-Electric—familiarly abbreviated to Hydro.
1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Nor Years Condemn x. 200 Did I ever tell you about that hydro I was on, a bit South?
1952 D. F. Putnam Canad. Regions xvii. 387/2 The cities of Alberta, also, have good sources of power including coal, natural gas and hydro.
1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 47/2 (advt.) T.V. outlets in each room, drapes and hydro included.

Compounds

General attributive.
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1925 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1924 43 Various hydro systems were formed as circumstances dictated.
1939 F. P. Grove Two Generations 230 The telephone and hydro wires are down.
1947 E. A. McCourt Music at Close 71 There was talk of water works, a hydro plant, a newspaper, paved streets.
1949 L. Peterson Chipmunk 149 Claude wrote out the address..on the envelope of the hydro bill he'd forgotten to pay.
1958 New Statesman 11 Oct. 480/1 Geological reserves of coal are estimated to constitute about four-fifths of all Russia's coal deposits, and much of this coal lies on the surface and this favours the development of thermal-power stations to supplement the hydro-stations of the River Angara.
1962 R. F. Legget Geol. & Engin. (ed. 2) x. 354 Across the Niagara River is the..Niagara power project of the Power Authority of the State of New York, constructed a few years after the Ontario hydro project.
1963 B.S.I. News Feb. 14/2 The hydro developments in Scotland really got under way in the early 1950s.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hydroadj.n.3

Brit. /ˈhʌɪdrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪdroʊ/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: hydroponic adj. at hydroponics n. Derivatives.
Etymology: Shortened < hydroponic adj. at hydroponics n. Derivatives.
colloquial.
A. adj.
Chiefly in the context of marijuana cultivation: of, relating to, or grown by means of hydroponics; = hydroponic adj. at hydroponics n. Derivatives.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [adjective] > hydroponic
hydroponic1951
hydro1988
1988 Toronto Star 1 Nov. f3/1 From seedling to harvest takes three months and ‘hydro pot’ is the fastest-growing illegal business around.
1995 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. 44/2 Arjan, the owner of a popular coffee shop, pointed out that hydro yields were far greater.
2001 Truth (Auckland) (Nexis) 8 June 23 As dope growing moves indoors to a more controlled environment, hydro growers have found they need a massive amount of electricity to run their lights.
2005 J. Winterbourne Hydroponics v. 64/2 The bottle [of nutrients] will go at least twice as far, if not more. So, you will not need to keep going back to the hydro shop to buy more.
B. n.3
Hydroponically grown marijuana, often regarded as more potent than varieties grown in soil.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > marijuana or cannabis
bhang1598
hashish1598
cannabis1765
ganja1800
Indian hemp1803
sabzi1804
cannabin1843
deiamba1851
charas1860
liamba1861
hemp1870
cannabis resin1871
marijuana1874
kef1878
locoweed1898
weed1917
Mary Ann1925
mootah1926
muggle1926
Mary Jane1928
Mary Warner1933
Mary and Johnny1935
Indian hay1936
mu1936
mezz1937
moocah1937
grass1938
jive1938
pot1938
mary1940
reefer1944
rope1944
smoke1946
hash1948
pod1952
gear1954
green1957
smoking weed1957
boo1959
Acapulco1965
doobie1967
Mary J1967
cheeba1971
Maui Wowie1971
4201974
Maui1977
pakalolo1977
spliff1977
draw1979
kush1979
resin1980
bud1982
swag1986
puff1989
chronic1992
schwag1993
hydro1995
1995 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. 44/2 Of 810 smokers, 83.14 percent expressed a preference for bio, compared to 81.4 percent for hydro. No one seemed to notice that the percentages added up to a lot more than 100.
1997 A. Bourdain in K. Williamson Rovers Return (1998) 109 I'm laying around, smoking a nice fat spliff of hydro, watching the tube.
2008 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 13 July 29 This was no bush weed... It was excellent South Australian hydro.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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