hydroalcoholic

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adjective

Describing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

adjectivehydroalcoholic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol

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. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishalcoholic
  15. Englishhydroalcoholic

From hydro- + alcoholic.

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Translations

Catalan hidroalcohol
  • hidroalcoholdescribing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol
French hydroalcoolique
  • hydroalcooliquedescribing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol
Italian idroalcolico
  • idroalcolicodescribing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol
Spanish hidroalcohólico
  • hidroalcohólicodescribing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol
Cite this entry
APA

hydroalcoholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroalcoholic

MLA

“hydroalcoholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroalcoholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroalcoholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroalcoholic.

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