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aqueous

UK/ˈæ.kwi.əs/ US/ˈeɪ.kwi.əs/ common

adjective

1.

similar to or containing or dissolved in water

  • “aqueous solutions”

Origin

Formed from Latin aqua + -ous (or from Medieval Latin aqueus), partly the analogy of Middle French aqueux (itself actually from Latin aquosus). Or based on the analogy of Latin terreus from terra.

Phrases

  • aqueous humour
  • aqueous phase
  • aqueous solubility
  • aqueous vapor

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