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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hy'drā'ted, a. p. 647Formed into a hydrate.Hy̆-drā'tion, n. p. 647(Chem.) The act or state of becoming a hydrate. Water of hydration, water chemically combined with some substance to form a hydrate;— distinguished from water of crystallization.Hy-drau'lic or Hy-drau'lic-al, a. p. 647Pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion. Hydraulic cement, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, to be used under water. — Hydraulic crane, a crane operated by the pressure of water. —…Hȳ-drâu'li-cōn, n. p. 647(Mus.) An ancient musical instrument acted upon by water; a water-organ.Hŷ-drau'lics, n. sing. p. 647That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a…Hȳ'dren-tēr'o-cēle, n. p. 647(Med.) Intestinal hernia, the sac of which incloses fluid.Hŷ'dri-ād, n. p. 647(Myth.) A kind of water nymph.Hŷ'drī-o-dāte, n. p. 647(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of hydriodic acid with a base. De Claubry.Hȳ'drī-ōd'ic, n. p. 647(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine;— said of an acid produced by the combination of these elements.Hŷ'dro-ba-ròm'e-ter, n. p. 647An instrument for determining the depth of the sea water by its pressure.Hŷ'dro-brō'mate, n. p. 647(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of hydrobromic acid and a base.Hȳ'dro-brō'mic, a. p. 647(Chem.) Composed of hydrogen and bromine; as, hydrobromic acid.Hȳ'dro-cär'bon, n. p. 647(Chem.) A compound of hydrogen and carbon.Hȳ'dro-cär'bon-ate, n. p. 647(Chem.) Carbureted hydrogen gas.Hÿ'dro-cär'bon-ate, a. p. 647(Chem.) Being, or pertaining to, a combination of carbonate with water.Hŷ'dro-căr'bu-ret, n. p. 647(Chem.) A compound formed by the union of hydrogen and carbon; carbureted hydrogen.Hȳ'dro-cēle, n. p. 647(Med.) A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of either the scrotum or in some of the coverings of either the testicle or the spermatic cord. Dunglison.Hŷ'dro-cĕph'a-lŭs, n. p. 647(Med.) An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium; dropsy of the brain. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously.Hȳ'dro-chlō'rate, n. p. 647(Chem.) A supposed compound of hydrochloric acid and a base;— formerly called a muriate.Hȳ'dro-chlō'rĭc, a. p. 647(Chem.) Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid.Hŷ'dro-chlō'rīde, n. p. 647(Chem.) A compound consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, and carbon.Hȳ'dro-cȳ'a-nate, n. p. 647(Chem.) A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base.Hȳ'dro-cȳ-ān'ic, a. p. 647(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and cyanogen; as, hydrocyanic acid;— called also prussic acid.Hy̆'dro-dy-näm'ic, a. p. 647Pertaining to, or derived from, the force or pressure of water.Hy'dro-dy-năm'ics, n. sing. p. 647That branch of the science of mechanics which relates to fluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of motion and action of non-elastic fluids, whether as investigated mathematically…Hy'dro-e-lec'tric, a. p. 647Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which liquids are used, or by means of steam. Hydro-electric machine, an apparatus invented by Mr.…Hȳ'dro-ex-trāct'or, n. p. 647An apparatus for removing moisture from yarns or cloths in process of manufacture.Hȳ'dro-fēr'ro-cȳ-ān'ic, a. p. 648(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, ferrocyanide of barium decomposed with sulphuric acid; as, hydroferrocyanic acid.Hȳ'dro-flū'ite, n. p. 648(Chem.) A salt composed of hydrofluoric acid and a base.Hȳ'dro-flu-ōr'ic, a. p. 648(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fluorine and hydrogen; as, hydrofluoric acid, an acid obtained by distilling feldspar with sulphuric acid.Hȳ'dro-flū'o-sil'i-cate, n. p. 648(Chem.) A salt formed by hydrofluosilicic acid and a base.Hy'dro-flū'o-sĭ-lĭc'ic, a. p. 648(Chem.) Consisting of one atom of hydrofluoric, and two of silicic, acid.Hȳ'dro-gal-vān'ic, a. p. 648Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity evolved by the action or use of fluids; as, hydro-galvanic currents.Hȳ'dro-gen, n. p. 648(Chem.) A gas which constitutes one of the elements of water, of which it forms one ninth, and oxygen eight ninths. It is an inflammable, colorless gas, of extreme lightness. Its specific gravity is…Hȳ'dro-gen-ate, v. t. p. 648(Chem.) To combine with hydrogen.Hȳ'dro-gen-ize, v. t. p. 648To combine with hydrogen; to hydrogenate.Hȳ-drōg'e-nous, a. p. 648Pertaining to hydrogen; containing hydrogen.Hȳ-drōg'no-sy, n. p. 648A treatise pertaining to, or a history and description of, the waters of the earth.Hȳ-drŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 648One who draws maps of the sea, lakes, or other waters, with the adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters. Boyle.Hȳ'dro-grāph'ic, a. p. 648Hȳ'dro-grāph'ie-al p. 648Relating to, or containing a description of, the sea, sea-coast, isles, shoals, depth of water, and the like, or of a lake or river.Hȳ-drŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 648The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters. 2. That branch of nautical surveying which embraces the determination of the contour of the bottom of a harbor or other…Hȳ-drōg'ū-ret, n. p. 648(Chem.) A compound of hydrogen with a base; a hydruret. [Rare.]Hȳ'droid, a. p. 648(Zoöl.) Related to, or resembling, the polyp-like hydra. Dana.Hȳ'dro-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 648Pertaining to hydrology.Hȳ-drŏl'o-gīst, n. p. 648One skilled in hydrology.Hȳ-drŏl'o-gy, n. p. 648The science of water, its properties, phenomena, and laws, its distribution in lakes, rivers, &c., over the earth’s surface.Hȳ'dro-măn'cy, n. p. 648A method of divination or prediction of events by water, invented, according to Varro, by the Persians, and practiced by the Romans.Hȳ'dro-mānʹtic, a. p. 648Pertaining to divination by water.Hȳ'dro-mĕl, n. p. 648A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water. Before fermentation, it is called simple hydromel; after fermentation, it is called vinous hydromel, or mead.Hȳ'dro-mĕt'al-lūr'gy, n. p. 648The act or process of assaying or reducing ores in the wet way, or by means of liquid re-agents.Hȳ'dro-mē'te-ōr'o-lōg'ie-al, a. p. 648Pertaining to rain, clouds, storms, &c.Hȳ'dro-mē'te-or-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 648That branch of meteorology which relates to water in the atmosphere, as rain, clouds, &c.Hȳ'dro-mē'te-ors, n. pl. p. 648Meteors or atmospheric phenomena dependent upon the vapor of water; — a general term for the whole aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, &c., — used also in the singular. Nichol.Hȳ-drŏm'e-ter, n. p. 648An instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline solutions, &c. ☞ It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and…Hȳ'dro-mĕt'ric or Hȳ'dro-mĕt'ric-al, a. p. 648Pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination of the specific gravity of fluids. 2. Pertaining to the measurement of the velocity, discharge, &c., of running water. 3. Made by means of an…Hȳ'dro-mĕt'ro-grăph, n. p. 648An instrument for determining and recording the quantity of water discharged from a pipe, orifice, &c., in a given time.Hȳ'drŏm'e-try, n. p. 648The art of determining the specific gravity of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, &c. 2. The art or operation of measuring the velocity or discharge of running water, as in…Hȳ'dro-păth'ic or Hȳ'dro-păth'ic-al, a. p. 648Pertaining to hydropathy.Hȳ-drŏp'a-thĭst, n. p. 648One who practices hydropathy; a water-cure doctor.