aqueous
[ey-kwee-uh s, ak-wee-]
- of, like, or containing water; watery: an aqueous solution.
- (of rocks or sediments) formed of matter deposited in or by water.
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Origin of aqueous
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Variations in the volume of a gas due to the pressure of aqueous vapor.
An Elementary Study of ChemistryWilliam McPherson
The aqueous humour should not escape till the section is completed.
A Manual of the Operations of SurgeryJoseph Bell
The aqueous solution so obtained is then fermented to alcohol.
All About CoffeeWilliam H. Ukers
An aqueous extract of the mass may be used for a similar purpose.
This aqueous vapor is invisible when perfectly in union with the air.
aqueous
- of, like, or containing water
- dissolved in wateraqueous ammonia
- (of rocks, deposits, etc) formed from material laid down in water
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Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin aqueus, from Latin aqua water
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Word Origin and History for aqueous
adj.
1640s, from Latin aqua "water" (see aqua-) on analogy of French aqueux "watery" (16c., which, however, is from Late Latin aquosus "abounding in water"). Or by analogy of Latin terreus "earthy," from terra "earth." Aqueous humor is the original use in English.
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aqueous
(ā′kwē-əs, ăk′wē-)- Relating to, similar to, containing, or dissolved in water; watery.
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aqueous
[ā′kwē-əs]
- Chemistry Relating to or dissolved in water.
- Geology Formed from matter deposited by water. Certain sedimentary rocks, such as limestone, are aqueous.
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