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hydro-
1- a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words:
hydroplane; hydrogen.
hydro-
2- a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting especially a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical:
hydrobromic.
hydro
3[ hahy-droh ]
noun
- Informal. hydroelectric power.
- Informal. hydroplane.
- British.
- a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures; spa.
- an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
adjective
- Informal. of, relating to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity:
funds for new hydro projects.
hydro
1/ ˈhaɪdrəʊ /
noun
- a Canadian name for electricity when it is supplied to a residence, business, institution, etc
Hydro
2/ ˈhaɪdrəʊ /
noun
- (esp in Canada) a hydroelectric power company or board
hydro
3/ ˈhaɪdrəʊ /
noun
- (esp formerly) a hotel or resort, often near a spa, offering facilities for hydropathic treatment
hydro-
4combining_form
- indicating or denoting water, liquid, or fluid
hydrodynamics
hydrolysis
- indicating the presence of hydrogen in a chemical compound
hydrochloric acid
- indicating a hydroid
hydrozoan
hydro–
- A prefix that means: “water” (as in hydroelectric ) or “hydrogen,” (as in hydrochloride ).
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Example Sentences
Canada has abundant hydro potential — and in fact Manitoba and Quebec have abundant hydro for sale right now.
Here, however, it's worth noting that heavy use of emissions-free hydro power correlates strongly with lower power rates.
Alaska Electric Light and Power got a 24 percent residential rate hike to deal with inflation and to build a new hydro project.
A large number of these mills are actuated hydraulically or hydro-electrically.
The hydro-electric industry has been largely nationalized by those who are foremost in it.
Retinol, ret′i-nol, n. a hydro-carbon oil used in printers' ink.
Next to my flight in the hydro-aeroplane this was the greatest experience of my life.
On this supposition the positive impulse is to be regarded as hydro-mechanical.
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