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hydro-
hydro-1
a combining form meaning "water," used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen.
Also, esp. before a vowel, hydr-1.
[ < Gk, comb. form of hýdor water]
hydro-2
a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting esp. a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical: hydrobromic.
Also, esp. before a vowel, hydr-2.

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