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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek.
Noun
enhydros (plural enhydroses)
- A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
- 1875: William Whitaker, B.A., F.G.S., ed, The Geological Record for 1874: An Account of Works on Geology, Minerology, and Palæontology published during the year
- ... the liquid obtained from the cavities of a specimen of enhydros, or "water-stone." It consists of clear water containing in solution a small proportion of certain salts, apparently the chlorides and sulphates of sodium, magnesium, and calcium.
Translations
chalcedony containing liquid