hydracid

H4Y4D2R1A1C3I1D2
/haɪˈdɹæsɪd/

noun

An acid that does not contain any oxygen; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen plus either a halogen (for example, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid) or a pseudohalogen.

OriginEnglish acid ← French acide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounhydracid (plural hydracids)

plural hydracids

  1. chemistryAn acid that does not contain any oxygen; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen plus either a halogen (for example, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid) or a pseudohalogen.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*akēō
  10. Latinaceō
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Latinacidu
  13. Frenchacide
  14. Englishacid
  15. Englishhydracid

From hydro- + acid.

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Translations

Catalan hidràcid
  • hidràcidchemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen
Czech bezkyslíkatá kyselina
  • bezkyslíkatá kyselinachemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen
French hydracide
  • hydracidechemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen
German Wasserstoffsäure
  • Wasserstoffsäurechemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen
Italian idracido
  • idracidochemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen
Japanese 水素酸
  • 水素酸 (suiso san)chemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen
Portuguese hidrácido
  • hidrácidochemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen
Spanish hidrácido
  • hidrácidochemistry: an acid that does not contain any oxygen

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hydracid

acidplacidantacidflaccidalendronic acidamidotrizoic acidaminocaproic acidaminosalicylic acidbarbituric aciddiaciddiatrizoic acidetidronic acidglycyrrhizic acidhydrochloric acidhyperacidhypoacidiopanoic acidiopodic acidisethionic acidjassidmonacidmonoacidmycophenolic acidnalidixic acid
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Cite this entry
APA

hydracid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydracid

MLA

“hydracid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydracid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydracid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydracid.

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