11-letter words starting with HYD

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• hydroponicsa technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
• hydrocarbonan organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
• hydrophobiaa symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
• hydrostaticrelating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit
• hydrophones
• hydroplanesan airplane that can land on or take off from water
• hydrophilichaving a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water
• hydrophobiclacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water
• hydrologista geologist skilled in hydrology
• hydralazinean antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
• hydroxyurea
• hydroxyzinea drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
• hydroplanedglide on the water in a hydroplane
• hydrolyzingundergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
• hydrogenase
• hydrogenous
• hydrometricof or relating to hydrometry
• hydrothoraxaccumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys
• hydrolysatea product of hydrolysis
• hydrometeor
• hydropathicof or relating to hydropathy or its administration
• hydrospherethe watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
• hydroxylase
• hydrocracks
• hydrogenatecombine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
• hydrographythe science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation
• hydrologiesthe branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
• hydrolyzate
• hydromedusa
• hydrometersa measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
• hydrophanes
• hydrophytesa plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
• hydrophyticgrowing wholly or partially in water
• hydropowers
• hydrospaces
• hydrotropic
• hydroxylate