About The Word Aqueous
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Aqueous
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What's The Definition Of Aqueous?
[adj] similar to or containing or dissolved in water; "aqueous solutions"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aqueous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aqueous: See Also | 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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