Hydrous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrous \Hy"drous\, a. [Gr. "y`dwr water.]
     1. Containing water; watery.
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     2. (Chem.) Containing water of hydration or crystallization.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hydrous
       adj : containing combined water (especially water of
             crystallization as in a hydrate) [syn: {hydrated}]
             [ant: {anhydrous}]