| 释义 |
hydr-
combining form
or hydro-
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin hydr-, hydro-) of Middle English ydr-, ydro-, from Old French ydr- & Middle French ydro-, from Latin hydr-, hydro-, from Greek, from hydōr — more at water
1.
a. : water
< hydrogel >
< hydroelectricity >
b. : hydraulic
< hydropress >
2. : water-loving organism — chiefly in generic names
< Hydracarina >
< Hydrodictyon >
3.
a. : hydrogen : containing hydrogen
< hydriodic acid >
< hydroborate >
b. now usually hydro- : combined with hydrogen — especially in names of organic compounds
< hydroquinidine >
c. : combined with water by hydration
< hydracrylic acid >
or by hydrolysis
< hydrocellulose >
4. : characterized by an accumulation of fluid in a (specified) bodily part
< hydronephrosis >
5.
a. : combined with water — in names of minerals
< hydrohetaerolite >
b. : characterized by addition of water or its constituents — in names of varieties of minerals
< hydromica >
6. [New Latin, from Hydra (genus of polyps)] : hydroid
< hydromedusa >
< hydrorhiza > |