HYDROPIC; HYDROPICAL
Hy*drop"ic, Hy*drop"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. hydropicus, Gr. hydropique.
See Dropsy.]
Defn: Dropsical, or resembling dropsy. Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst. Tillotson.
HYDROPICALLY
Hy*drop"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a hydropical manner.
HYDROPIPER Hy"dro*pi`per, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + L. piper a pepper.] (Bot.)
Defn: A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed.
HYDROPLANE
Hy"dro*plane, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + plane.]
1. A plane, or any of a number of planes, projecting from the hull of a submarine boat, which by being elevated or depressed cause the boat, when going ahead, to sink or rise, after the manner of an aëroplane.
2. A projecting plane or fin on a gliding boat to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.
HYDROPLANE
Hy"dro*plane, v. i.