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Aqueous

Aqueous Meaning & Definition
Aqueous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aqueous?

[adj] similar to or containing or dissolved in water; "aqueous solutions"

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Aqueous In Webster's Dictionary

\A"que*ous\, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See {Aqua}, {Aquose}.] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. The aqueous vapor of the air. --Tyndall. 2. Made from, or by means of, water. An aqueous deposit. --Dana. {Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. {Aqueous humor} (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See {Eye}.) {Aqueous rocks} (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to {volcanic} rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also {sedimentary} rocks.

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