Hydropult
Hy″dro‐pult (?), n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. � to hurl.] A machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden engine, a fire extinguisher, etc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Hydroquinone
Hy′dro‐qui″none (?), n. [Hydro-, 2 + quinone.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and met...
Hydrorhiza
‖Hy′dro‐rhi″za (?), n.; pl. L. Hydrorhizæ (#), E. Hydrorhizas (#). [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. � a root.] (Zoöl.) The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to ...
Hydrosalt
Hy″dro‐salt′ (?), n. [Hydro-, 1 + salt.] (Chem.) (a) A salt supposed to be formed by a hydracid and a base. (b) An acid salt. (c) A hydrous salt; a salt combined with water of h...
Hydroscope
Hy″dro‐scope (?), n. [Hydro-, 1 + -scope.] 1. An instrument designed to mark the presence of water, especially in air. Weale.2. A kind of water clock, used anciently for measuri...
Hydrosome
{ Hy″dro‐some (?), ‖Hy′dro‐so″ma (?) }, n. [NL. hydrosoma. See Hydra, and -some body.] (Zoöl.) All the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, including the nutritive and repro...
Hydrosorbic
Hy′dro‐sor″bic (?), a. [Hydro-, 2 + sorbic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from sorbic acid when this takes up hydrogen; as, hydrosorbic acid.
Hydrosphere
Hy″dro‐sphere (?), n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + sphere.] 1. (Meteor.) The aqueous vapor of the entire atmosphere.2. (Phys. Geog.) The aqueous envelope of the earth, including the ocean...
Hydrostat
Hy″dro‐stat (?), n. A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers.
Hydrostat (2)
Hy″dro‐stat, n. A device, usually electrical, for indicating or regulating the height of water in a reservoir or receptacle.
Hydrostatic
{ Hy′dro‐stat″ic (?), Hy′dro‐stat″ic‐al (?), } a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. � causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See Static.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in ac...
Hydrostatically
Hy′dro‐stat″ic‐al‐ly, adv. According to hydrostatics, or to hydrostatic principles. Bentley.
Hydrostatician
Hy′dro‐sta‐ti″cian (?), n. One who is versed or skilled in hydrostatics.
Hydrostatics
Hy′dro‐stat″ics (?), n. [Cf. F. hydrostatique.] (Physics) The branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the ...
Hydrosulphate
Hy′dro‐sul″phate (?), n.(Chem.) Same as Hydrosulphurent.
Hydrosulphide
Hy′dro‐sul″phide (?), n.(Chem.) One of a series of compounds, derived from hydrogen sulphide by the replacement of half its hydrogen by a base or basic radical; as, potassium hy...
Hydrosulphite
Hy′dro‐sul″phite (?), n.(Chem.) A saline compound of hydrosulphurous acid and a base.
Hydrosulphuret
Hy′dro‐sul″phu‐ret (?), n.(Chem.) A hydrosulphide.
Hydrosulphureted
Hy′dro‐sul″phu‐ret′ed (?), a.(Chem.) Combined with hydrogen sulphide.
Hydrosulphuric
Hy′dro‐sul‐phu″ric (?), a. [Hydro-, 2 + sulphuric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and sulphur; as, hydrosulphuric acid, a designation applied to the solution ...
Hydrosulphurous
Hy′dro‐sul″phur‐ous (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. See Hyposulphurous acid, under Hyposulphurous.
Hydrotellurate
Hy′dro‐tel″lu‐rate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of hydrotelluric acid and the base.
Hydrotelluric
Hy′dro‐tel‐lu″ric (?), a. [Hydro-, 2 + telluric.] (Chem.) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium; as, hydrotelluric acid, or hydrogen telluride.
Hydrotheca
‖Hy′dro‐the″ca (?), n.; pl. L. Hydrothecæ (#), E. Hydrothecas (#). [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. � a box.] (Zoöl.) One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora), protect ...
Hydrotherapeutics
Hy′dro‐ther′a‐peu″tics (?), n. [Hydro-, 1 + therapeutics.] (Med.) A system of treating disease by baths and mineral waters.
Hydrotherapy
Hy′dro‐ther″a‐py (?), n. [Hydro-, 1 + therapy.] (Med.) See Hydropathy.
Hydrothermal
Hy′dro‐ther″mal (?), a. [Hydro-, 1 + thermal.] Of or pertaining to hot water; — used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwis...