Hidrico

Hidrico is an adjective used in Spanish and Portuguese to indicate a relationship with water. The term derives from the Greek hydor through Latin, and its English equivalent is hydric. It is commonly employed in scientific, environmental, and policy language to describe phenomena, properties, or contexts involving water.

In practice, hidrico appears in a range of expressions such as recursos hidricos (water resources), ciclo hidrico (water cycle), and ambientes hidricos o entornos hidricos (aquatic environments or water-related settings). In ecology and soil science, the term is used to refer to conditions or characteristics shaped by water, such as habitats that depend on adequate moisture or soils that exhibit water-related properties. In English-speaking contexts, the corresponding term is hydric, and the concept is central to fields like hydrology, wetlands science, and hydrogeology.

Hidro- and idrico terms are related but not interchangeable. The combining form hidro- is used to form words that describe processes or technologies involving water, such as hidroeléctrico or hidrogeología. By contrast, hidrico functions as an attributive descriptor, naming something as water-related (for example, a hydric environment). The precise usage can vary by language and discipline, but the core idea remains a direct reference to water and its influence on materials, systems, and ecosystems.