hydrous

[ hahy-druhs ]

adjective

1. containing water.
2. Chemistry. containing water or its elements in some kind of union, as in hydrates or hydroxides.

hydrous

/ ˈhaɪdrəs /

adjective

1. containing water
2. (of a chemical compound) combined with water molecules

   hydrous copper sulphate, CuSO4.5H2O

hydrous

/ hī′drəs /

1. Containing water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; hydr- ¹ + -ous

Example Sentences

The sulfate deposit, made mainly of jarosite, a hydrous sulfate, was interpreted to have formed when the blanket of volcanic pyroclastic materials came to rest on a glacier and reacted chemically with the ice.

From Science Daily

The voids correspond to the water vapor released from the Ryugu's hydrous silicates and subsequently captured in the melt splashes.

From Science Daily

Unlike meteorites derived from similar hydrous asteroids, the Ryugu samples avoided terrestrial alteration -- the interaction with oxygen and water in the Earth's atmosphere.

From Science Daily

The reduction was previously attributed10,11 to deep dehydration melting — the process in which water is released from the crystal structures of hydrous minerals, causing melting.

From Nature

Sun, V. Z. & Milliken, R. E. Ancient and recent clay formation on Mars as revealed from a global survey of hydrous minerals in crater central peaks.

From Nature