containing water
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hy•drous
(hī′drəs),USA pronunciation adj.
- containing water.
- Chemistrycontaining water or its elements in some kind of union, as in hydrates or hydroxides.
- hydr-1 + -ous 1820–30
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'hydrous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- alunogen
- amphibole
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- antlerite
- apophyllite
- attapulgite
- autunite
- azurite
- bertrandite
- bindheimite
- boehmite
- brochantite
- carnallite
- carnotite
- chamosite
- chlorite
- chrysocolla
- clay mineral
- clinozoisite
- colemanite
- dawsonite
- dioptase
- erythrite
- garnierite
- glauconite
- hemimorphite
- heulandite
- hydrozincite
- illite
- jarosite
- kainite
- kalinite
- kieserite
- lazulite
- manganite
- meerschaum
- mica
- natrolite
- pectolite
- pharmacolite
- prehnite
- talc
- trona
- turquoise
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