hydr / hydro
water
Greek · hydor (ὕδωρ)
Greek hydor means water. Words with hydr and hydro are about water: hydrogen forms water, a hydrant gives water, dehydrate removes water, hydroelectric power uses moving water, hydraulic works by liquid pressure.
Memory trick
Hydr: a hydrant on the street gushes water.
Words from this root
- hydrogen (hydro + gen) — the gas that forms waterहाइड्रोजन
- hydrant (hydr + ant) — a street outlet for waterजल-नल, हाइड्रेंट
- hydrate (hydr + ate) — to add waterपानी देना
- dehydrate (de + hydr + ate) — to remove waterनिर्जलित करना
- hydroelectric (hydro + electric) — power made from moving waterजलविद्युत
- hydraulic (hydr + aulic) — worked by pressure of liquidद्रवचालित
- hydrophobia (hydro + phobia) — fear of water, rabiesजल-भीति, रेबीज़
- hydroplane (hydro + plane) — a boat or plane skimming on waterजल-विमान
- carbohydrate (carbo + hydr + ate) — a food made of carbon and waterकार्बोहाइड्रेट
- hydrangea (hydr + angea) — a flower needing much waterहाइड्रेंजिया फूल
- anhydrous (an + hydr + ous) — without waterनिर्जल
- hydrocarbon (hydro + carbon) — a compound of hydrogen and carbonहाइड्रोकार्बन
- hydrology (hydro + logy) — the study of waterजल विज्ञान