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Webster 1913 Edition


Aqueous

A′que-ous

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aqueous

A'QUEOUS

,
Adj.
Watery; partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it.

Definition 2024


aqueous

aqueous

English

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Adjective

aqueous (comparative more aqueous, superlative most aqueous)

  1. (chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.

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