Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enhydros

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-hy-dros
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.

Example Sentences

"1875: William Whitaker, B.A., F.G.S., ed, The Geological Record for 1874: An Account of Works on Geology, Minerology, and Palæontology published during the year ... the liquid obtained from the cavities of a specimen of enhydros, or "water-stone." It consists of clear water containing in solution a small proportion of certain salts, apparently the chlorides and sulphates of sodium, magnesium, and calcium."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Inflected Forms

enhydroses (plural)

Questions

What does enhydros mean?: A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
Where does enhydros come from?: From Ancient Greek.

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