enhydrous

adjective

en·​hy·​drous

(ˈ)en¦hīdrəs

of certain crystalline minerals

: having water within : containing fluid drops

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin enhydrus, from Greek enydros containing water, living in water

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Rhymes for enhydrous

• anhydrous
• hydrous