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hydro
(HY-droh)water
Greek for water. Hydroelectric power comes from water; dehydrate means to lose water.
rootGreek
Earth, water, skySpellings:hydrohydr
Example words
hydrate
to add water
dehydrate
to remove water
hydroelectric
making electricity from moving water
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing hydro, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
hydrate
to add water
dehydrate
to remove water
hydroelectric
making electricity from moving water
hydrophobia
fear of water
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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