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hydrous
CIDE DICTIONARY
hydrous, a. [Gr. "y`dwr water.].
- Containing water; watery. [1913 Webster]
- Containing water of hydration or crystallization. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hydrous, adj. Chem. & Mineral. containing water.
Etymology
Gk hudor hudro- water
ROGET THESAURUS
hydrous
Water
N water, serum, serosity, lymph, rheum, diluent, agua, aqua, pani, dilution, maceration, lotion, washing, immersion, humectation, infiltration, spargefaction, affusion, irrigation, douche, balneation, bath, deluge, high water, flood tide, watery, aqueous, aquatic, hydrous, lymphatic, balneal, diluent, drenching, diluted, weak, wet, the waters are out.For further exploring for "hydrous" in Webster Dictionary Online