hypohydrated
|hy-po-hy-dra-ted|
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/ˌhaɪpoʊˈhaɪdreɪtɪd/
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/ˌhaɪpəʊˈhaɪdreɪtɪd/
(hypohydrate)
under-watered; insufficiently hydrated
Etymology
'hypohydrated' originates from Greek and Modern Latin/English formation: the prefix 'hypo-' (Greek 'hypó') meaning 'under' and the root 'hydr-' from Greek 'hydōr' meaning 'water', combined with the verb-forming/resultant '-ate' and the adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed'.
'hydōr' (Greek for 'water') entered scientific and later English usage as the root 'hydr-' (via Latin/Greek compounds); 'hydrate' was formed in Modern Latin/English meaning 'to combine with water'. Adding the Greek prefix 'hypo-' produced 'hypohydrate' (under-hydrated), and the past/participial form became 'hypohydrated'.
Initially the elements literally conveyed 'under' + 'water' (i.e., less water). Over time this evolved into the clinical/colloquial sense 'having too little body water' or 'mildly dehydrated', which is its current common meaning.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'hypohydrate' (to cause to have insufficient water).
Prolonged exposure to heat and inadequate fluid intake hypohydrated the workers.
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Adjective 1
having an insufficient amount of body or tissue water; under-hydrated (often used to describe a mild to moderate dehydration state).
After running in the heat without drinking, she felt lightheaded and was hypohydrated.
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Last updated: 2025/09/08 04:41