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enhydros

enhydros noun: a geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.

Noun

enhydros (plural enhydroses)

  1. A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
    • 1875: William Whitaker, B.A., F.G.S., ed, The Geological Record for 1874: An Account of Works on Geology, Minerology, and Palæontology published during the year
      ... the liquid obtained from the cavities of a specimen of enhydros, or "water-stone." It consists of clear water containing in solution a...

Forms of enhydros

pluralenhydroses

Origin of enhydros

From Ancient Greek.

Questions about enhydros

What does enhydros mean?
Enhydros means a geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
What part of speech is enhydros?
Enhydros is a noun.
What is the plural of enhydros?
The plural of enhydros is enhydroses.

Words near enhydros in the dictionary

  1. enhungers
  2. enhydrin
  3. enhydrite
  4. enhydrites
  5. enhydritic
  6. enhydros
  7. enhydroses
  8. enhydrous
  9. enhypostases
  10. enhypostasia
  11. enhypostasias

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