Lesson 1A Flashcards
aqu
water
hydra, hydro
water
duct
to lead
arium
a place for
fer
bearing
de
remove
re
back
foil
air
phobia
fear
pon
labors
trop
responding to
phyte
plant
aquatic
relating to things happening in or on the water
aquarium
a place for keeping fishes and marine plants
aqueduct
a large pipe or canal to lead or carry a water supply, especially to large communities
aquifer
an underground rock formation bearing water; where water flows underground, as in supplying water for wells
hydrant
a large water pipe for drawing water; fire hydrant
dehydrate
to remove all water from
rehydrate
to put water back; to restore
hydroelectric
producing electricity by the action of falling water
hydrofoil
a large motorboat with legs of air which raise it out of the water as it moves
hydrophobia
abnormal fear of water; also rabies, a disease
hydrotherapy
the scientific use of water to treat injury or disease
hydroponics
the science (labor) of growing plants in nutrient-rich water rather than in soil
hydrotropism
the movement of growth of an organism in response to moisture, as in the roots of plants
hydrophyte
a water plant