hydracid

Questions

How do you pronounce hydracid?

The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈdɹæsɪd/.

What does hydracid mean?

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.

Where does hydracid come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English hydracid From hydro- + acid.

How to pronounce hydracid

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