hydric
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hydric (not comparable)
- Characterized by, or requiring, moisture.
- Antonym: xeric
- (forestry) Sufficiently wet to inhibit the survival of many species.
- 1998, John C. Kricher, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America:
- Hydric environments, a form of extreme environment for trees, are often inhabited by relatively few species.
- (chemistry) Relating to hydrogen.
- (organic chemistry) Relating to alcohols.