υδρο-

See also: υδρό-, Ύδρο, and ὑδρο-

Greek

Alternative forms

  • υδρό- (ydró-)
  • υδρ- (ydr-) used before morphemes that begin with a vowel

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iðɾo/

Prefix

υδρο- • (ydro-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to water; hydro-:
    υδρο- (ydro-) + βίος (víos, life)υδρόβιος (ydróvios, aquatic)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + αυλός (avlós, pipe)υδραυλικός (ydravlikós, hydraulic, plumber)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + φίλος (fílos, friend)υδρόφιλος (ydrófilos, water-loving, hydrophilic)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + πτερύγιο (pterýgio, flap, flipper)υδροπτέρυγο (ydroptérygo, hydrofoil)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + λήψομαι (lípsomai, to receive)υδροληψία (ydrolipsía, water supply)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + θεραπεία (therapeía, therapy)υδροθεραπεία (ydrotherapeía, hydrotherapy)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + άργυρος (árgyros, silver)υδράργυρος (ydrárgyros, mercury)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + γόνος (gónos, progeny, offspring)υδρογόνο (ydrogóno, hydrogen)
  2. (chemistry) added before a noun or adjective to create words for chemical element compounds with hydrogen or, more rarely, water:
    υδρο- (ydro-) + χλώριο (chlório, chlorine)υδροχλώριο (ydrochlório, hydrogen chloride)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + θείο (theío, sulfur)υδρόθειο (ydrótheio, hydrogen sulfide)
    υδρο- (ydro-) + λύση (lýsi, solution)υδρόλυση (ydrólysi, hydrolysis)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with υδρο-
Greek terms prefixed with υδρό-
Greek terms prefixed with υδρ-
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