hydric

¹

[ hahy-drik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or containing hydrogen.

hydric

²

[ hahy-drik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or adapted to a wet or moist environment.

-hydric

³

1. a combining form of hydric ¹:

   hexahydric.

hydric

/ ˈhaɪdrɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing hydrogen
2. containing or using moisture

hydric

/ hī′drĭk /

1. Relating or adapted to a wet but not flooded habitat. Cottonwoods, willows, and hemlocks are hydric plants.
2. Compare mesic

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydric¹

First recorded in 1850–55; hydr- ² + -ic

Origin of hydric²

First recorded in 1925–30; hydr- ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

The distillate is saturated with hydric sulphide, and any precipitate separated and examined.

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The colour of the precipitate from hydric sulphide is either yellowish or black.

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It floats on hydric sulphate, which only attacks it at a boiling heat.

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Hydric sulphide, SH2, is a colourless transparent gas of sp.

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To test for hydric sulphide in air a known quantity may be aspirated through a little solution of lead acetate.

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