"science of the measurement and description of the sea," 1550s, from hydro- + -graphy. Related: Hydrographic.
hydro-electric
hydrofoil
hydrogen
hydrogenate
hydrogeology
hydrography
hydrology
hydrolysis
hydrometer
hydrophobia
hydrophobic
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