dehydr-
combining form
variants: or
dehydro-
Definition of dehydr-
1 : dehydrated dehydromucic acid C4H2O(COOH)2
2 : dehydrogenated dehydroabietic acid C19H27COOH
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Origin and Etymology of dehydr-
International Scientific Vocabulary, from de- + hydr-
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