Aerohydrodynamic :: Aerohydrodynamic (a.) Acting by the force of air and water; as, an aerohydrodynamic wheel..

Anhydride :: Anhydride (n.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water..

Anhydrite :: Anhydrite (n.) A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name)..

Anhydrous :: Anhydrous (a.) Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids..

Antihydrophobic :: Antihydrophobic (a.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.

Antihydrophobic :: Antihydrophobic (n.) A remedy for hydrophobia.

Antihydropic :: Antihydropic (a.) Good against dropsy.

Antihydropic :: Antihydropic (n.) A remedy for dropsy.

Bihydroguret :: Bihydroguret (n.) A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other substance.

Carbohydrate :: Carbohydrate (n.) One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6..

Carbohydride :: Carbohydride (n.) A hydrocarbon.

Chlorhydric :: Chlorhydric (a.) Same as Hydrochloric.

Chlorhydrin :: Chlorhydrin (n.) One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.

Conhydrine :: Conhydrine (n.) A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). It is a white crystalline substance, C8H17NO, easily convertible into conine..

Cryohydrate :: Cryohydrate (n.) A substance, as salt, ammonium chloride, etc., which crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low temperatures, or below the freezing point of water..

Dehydrate :: Dehydrate (v. t.) To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol..

Dehydration :: Dehydration (n.) The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed..

Dehydrogenate :: Dehydrogenate (v. t.) To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen..

Dehydrogenation :: Dehydrogenation (n.) The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen..

Deuthydroguret :: Deuthydroguret (n.) Same as Deutohydroguret.

Deutohydroguret :: Deutohydroguret (n.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical.

Enhydros :: Enhydros (n.) A variety of chalcedony containing water.

Enhydrous :: Enhydrous (a.) Having water within; containing fluid drops; -- said of certain crystals.

Fluohydric :: Fluohydric (a.) See Hydrofluoric.

Hydr- :: Hydr- () See under Hydro-.

Hydr- :: Hydr- () A combining form from Gr. /, /, water (see Hydra)..

Hydr- :: Hydr- () A combining form of hydrogen, indicating hydrogen as an ingredient, as hydrochloric; or a reduction product obtained by hydrogen, as hydroquinone..

Hydra :: Hydra (n.) A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized. It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster..

Hydra :: Hydra (n.) Hence: A multifarious evil, or an evil having many sources; not to be overcome by a single effort..

Hydra :: Hydra (n.) Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus Hydra, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc., by a basal sucker..

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