aqueous
[ey-kwee-uh s, ak-wee-]
adjective
of, like, or containing water; watery: an aqueous solution.
(of rocks or sediments) formed of matter deposited in or by water.
Origin of aqueous
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Related Words for aqueous
moist, damp, colorless, runny, muggy, misty, rainy, soggy, stormy, snowy, soaked, slippery, foggy, dank, sodden, humid, flowing, succulent, solvent, smoothExamples from the Web for aqueous
Historical Examples of aqueous
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
adjective
Word Origin for aqueous
C17: from Medieval Latin aqueus, from Latin aqua water
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