Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Hydroelectric power.
- noun A hydroelectric power plant.
- adjective Hydroelectric.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An element in many compound words of Greek origin, meaning ‘water.’ In chemical compounds other than hydrogen it usually represents hydrogen.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolescent A hydro-aëroplane.
- noun hydroelectric power; -- also used attributively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
hydroelectric - noun uncountable hydroelectric
power - noun Canada, uncountable electrical power supply; specifically : electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one)
- noun UK, countable, dated A
spa .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Instead of steel armor, M. Tommasi has a new invention which he calls hydro-metallic plating.
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"This is what we call a hydro-electric bath," Josephson explained.
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Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing.
Jeff Schweitzer: Green or Growth: A False Choice Recycled by the Right
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Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing.
Bob Dinneen: A Fair Accounting of Greenhouse Gases For All Potential Transportation Fuels
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Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing.
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Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing.
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Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing.
Michael J. Newport: Taking Back Energy Future with Natural Gas
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Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing.
Michael T. Klare: It's Official -- The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over
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Newfoundland and Quebec are planning mega projects in hydro power.
Canada's Multi-Billion-Dollar Projects: What Price? What Rewards?
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Where hydro is government-owned, there is an especial obligation on the part of the public servants to prevent this conspicuous waste of one of the people's greatest resources.
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