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hy·dro

   [hahy-droh] noun, plural hy·dros for 2, 3, adjective
noun
1.
Informal. hydroelectric power.
2.
Informal. hydroplane.
3.
British.
a.
a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures; spa.
b.
an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
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adjective
4.
Informal. of, pertaining to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity: funds for new hydro projects.

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Origin:
1880–85; by shortening of compounds with hydro-1 (compare -o); (def. 4) hydro-1 analyzed as an adj.
Example Sentences
  • No new hydro plants either because of their opposition to new dams.
  • The original posting did not include hydro in the current mix of renewable energy sources.
  • They also include hydro drainage ports and a ventilated foot bed for quick drying after wading in the surf.
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hydro-

1 
a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen.
Also, especially before a vowel, hydr-1.

Origin:
< Greek, combining form of hýdōr water

hydro-

2 
a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting especially a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical: hydrobromic.
Also, especially before a vowel, hydr-2.
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hydro1 (ˈhaɪdrəʊ)
 
—n , pl -dros
(Brit) (esp formerly) a hotel or resort, often near a spa, offering facilities for hydropathic treatment

hydro2 (ˈhaɪdrəʊ)
 
—adj
1.  short for hydroelectric
 
—n
2.  a Canadian name for electricity when it is supplied to a residence, business, institution, etc

Hydro (ˈhaɪdrəʊ)
 
—n
(esp in Canada) a hydroelectric power company or board

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Medical Dictionary

hydro- or hydr-
pref.

  1. Water; liquid: hydrocephalus.

  2. Hydrogen: hydrochloride.

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Science Dictionary
hydro-  
A prefix that means: "water" (as in hydroelectric) or "hydrogen," (as in hydrochloride).
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dro definition


and hydro
  1. n.
    hydroponically grown marijuana. : He raises hydro in his basement. , He's got some kickin' dro. Want a piece?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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