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hygro-

hygro- prefix: moisture.

Prefix

hygro-

  1. moisture
  2. humidity

Forms of hygro-

alternative formhygr-

Origin of hygro-

From the Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós, “wet”, “moist”).

Questions about hygro-

What does hygro- mean?
Hygro- means moisture.
What part of speech is hygro-?
Hygro- is a prefix.

Words near hygro- in the dictionary

  1. hygric
  2. hygrine
  3. hygrines
  4. hygristor
  5. hygristors
  6. hygro-
  7. hygro-receptor
  8. hygro-receptors
  9. hygrobial
  10. hygrobiid
  11. hygrobiids

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