What does the prefix hydro or Hydra mean?
hydro- A prefix that means: “water” (as in hydroelectric) or “hydrogen,” (as in hydrochloride). What words have hydra in it? hydrated. hydranth. hydrants. hydrates. hydrases. hydrator. hydracid. hydragog. What is a adverb for HYDR? adverb. /haɪˈdrɒlɪkli/ /haɪˈdrɔːlɪkli/ in a way that relies on liquid moving through pipes under pressure.
What does prefix Hydra mean?
a combining form from Gr. /, /, water (see Hydra) Hydr-. a combining form of hydrogen, indicating hydrogen as an ingredient, as hydrochloric; or a reduction product obtained by hydrogen, as hydroquinone.
What does the name Hydra mean?
The origin of Hydra is the Old Greek language. The name Hydra means a constellation. See also the related category greek. Hydra is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000.
What is the origin of the word 'hydra'?
hydra (n.) name of the many-headed Lernaean water serpent slain by Herakles in Greek mythology, late 14c., idre, from Greek Hydra, fem. of hydros "water-snake," from hydor "water" (from suffixed form of PIE root *wed- (1) "water; wet"). The word is etymologically related to Sanskrit udrah "aquatic animal" and Old English ottur (see otter ).
What is a dras?
noun plural -dras or -drae (-driː) any solitary freshwater hydroid coelenterate of the genus Hydra, in which the body is a slender polyp with tentacles around the mouth. a persistent trouble or evil the hydra of the Irish problem.
What is a polyp in water?
any freshwater polyp of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a cylindrical body with a ring of tentacles surrounding the mouth, and usually living attached to rocks, plants, etc., but also capable of detaching and floating in the water. a persistent or many-sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as one aspect is solved.
