Roots and Affixes, Grade 5: aqua, hydr (water)

Learn this list of words containing the Latin root aqua or the Greek root hydr, meaning "water."
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  1. aquarium
    a tank or pool filled with water for keeping live fish
  2. aquaculture
    raising fish or shellfish or growing water plants for food
  3. aqueduct
    a conduit that carries water over a valley
  4. aquanaut
    a person who swims underwater with special equipment
  5. aqua
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  6. carbohydrate
    an essential component of living cells and source of energy
  7. hydrogen
    a colorless, odorless gas; the lightest chemical element
  8. hydrate
    any compound that contains water of crystallization
  9. hydration
    the process of combining with water
  10. hydrology
    the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere
Created on Wed Apr 15 17:53:54 EDT 2026 (updated Thu Apr 23 15:33:22 EDT 2026)

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