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hydrometer an instrument, usu. a sealed glass tube containing a graduated scale and weighted at one end, used to measure the specific gravity of liquids.
hydropathy the treatment of disease by the use of water, as by drinking or external application. (Cf. hydrotherapy.)
hydrophilic of or pertaining to a substance that has a strong affinity for water.
hydrophobia abnormal fear of water. [2 definitions]
hydrophobic having a fear of water. [2 definitions]
hydrophyte a plant that grows in water alone or in esp. wet ground.
hydroplane a light, fast motorboat that at high speeds skims the water with only the rear part of the hull touching the surface. [5 definitions]
hydroponics (used with a sing. verb) the growing of plants in nutrient solutions rather than in soil.
hydropower electrical energy from hydroelectric generating plants.
hydrosphere collectively, all bodies and forms of water on or around the earth's surface, including vapor and clouds in the atmosphere.
hydrostatics (used with a sing. verb) the scientific study of liquids at rest, esp. with regard to pressure and equilibrium.
hydrotherapeutics (used with a sing. verb) the practice or process of hydrotherapy.
hydrotherapy the treatment of disease through the internal or external application of water.
hydrotropism movement or growth, as by an organism or plant root, either toward or away from water.
hydrous containing water or its elements, esp. in a chemical union.
hydroxide a chemical compound that contains ions made up of one atom of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
hydroxyapatite a calcium mineral that is an important component of bone and dental enamel in humans and other animals.
hydroxychloroquine an anti-inflammatory drug used in treating, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus
hydroxyl of a chemical group containing one atom each of hydrogen and oxygen, found in some bases, acids, and alcohols.
hydrozoan of or relating to any member of a group of water animals having a single internal cavity and tentacles on the oral end. [2 definitions]
hyena any of several carnivorous, mostly nocturnal, doglike mammals of Africa and Asia that have strong jaws and fairly small hindquarters.