aqueous humor

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the limpid watery fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the crystalline lens in the eye.

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First recorded in 1635–45

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This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There was poop humor—literally—when Valerie's house becomes flooded with fecal matter after a pipe bursts.
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Under the Sun King, such humor—and the laughter associated with it—was seen as more suitable for the masses.
The French Court’s Royal Ban on Smiles|William O’Connor|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As ever, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show crew encouraged us to find some humor alongside the horror and the shame.
Jon Stewart Laughs to Keep From Vomiting at the CIA Report|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some cuts, a few slight character changes, an idea or two about putting some humor into the script.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was a little riled at first myself, but the second and last lady who came out put me in excellent humor.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The gray eyes, once flashing with the light of kindly humor, now softened with sympathy, now glowed with pity.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
He was judge of the admiralty court of Pennsylvania; his writings abound with wit, humor and satire.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
When Tim hesitates he loses his temper as a sensible man should lose it—he buries it, and his indomitable good humor wins.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

aqueous humor

The clear, watery fluid circulating in the chamber of the eye between the cornea and the lens.

aqueous humor

The clear, watery fluid that fills the chamber of the eye between the cornea and the lens.