hydro: Meaning and Definition of
hy•dro
Pronunciation: (hī'drō), [key]
— n., pl. adj. -dros
—n.
- hydroelectric power.
- hydroplane.
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- a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures; spa.
- an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
—adj.
- of, pertaining to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity: funds for new hydro projects.
hydro-
- a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen.
hydro-
- a combining form representingin compound words, denoting esp. a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical: hydrobromic.
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