hydrogenous

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US/haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒənəs/UK/haɪˈdɹɒdʒənəs/

adjective

of, related to, or containing hydrogen

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English hydrogen ← French hydrogène →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjective
  1. of, related to, or containing hydrogen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchhydrogène
  12. Englishhydrogen
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  15. Englishhydrogenous

From hydrogen + -ous.

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Translations

French hydrogénique
  • hydrogéniquecontaining hydrogen
German wasserstoffhaltig
  • wasserstoffhaltigcontaining hydrogen
Irish hidrigineach
  • hidrigineachcontaining hydrogen
Italian idrogenico
  • idrogenicocontaining hydrogen
Polish wodorowy
  • wodorowycontaining hydrogen

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hydrogenous

homogenousandrogynousnitrogenous
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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