Etymology

hydrohetaerolite

Today it means: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and zinc. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὕδωρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὕδωρ“water”
  2. English todayhydrohetaerolite

From hydro- + hetaerolite, with the prefix from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) indicating the mineral as a hydrated form of hetaerolite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὕδωρ all →

hydrohydratehydrangeaanhydroushydropsaerohydroushydatoidhydatophytehydatoscopyhydromelhydrophyllium

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