perhydro

P3E1R1H4Y4D2R1O1

adjective

Describing any saturated compound or radical in which every double bond has been replaced as if by the addition of hydrogen

OriginEnglish hydro ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per →
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Meanings

adjectiveperhydro (not comparable)
  1. in compoundsnot comparablechemistryDescribing any saturated compound or radical in which every double bond has been replaced as if by the addition of hydrogen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishhydro
  8. Englishperhydro

From per- + hydro.

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APA

perhydro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perhydro

MLA

“perhydro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perhydro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perhydro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perhydro.

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