hydric

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hydric (not comparable)

1. Characterized by, or requiring, moisture.

   Coordinate terms: mesic, xeric

2. (forestry) Sufficiently wet to inhibit the survival of many species.
   • 1998, John C. Kricher, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America:

     Hydric environments, a form of extreme environment for trees, are often inhabited by relatively few species.

3. (chemistry) Relating to hydrogen.
4. (organic chemistry) Relating to alcohols.

Derived terms

• ectohydric
• endohydric
• hexahydric
• hydric acid
• isohydric
• mesohydric
• monohydric
• nonhydric
• polyhydric
• tellurhydric
• tetrahydric
• trihydric