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aqueous

/ˈæ.kwi.əs/

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What does aqueous mean?

adjective

  1. Of or relating to water.
  2. Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈæ.kwi.əs/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈeɪ.kwi.əs//ˈɑ.kwi.əs/
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The aqueous vapours, discharged through great spiracles, do not contain alkali in solution, like the waters of the Geyser, in Iceland.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
But another reason may be suggested for the increase of atmospheric humidity, and consequently of the precipitation of aqueous vapor on mountain chains.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019
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The spectral, half-compounded, aqueous light which pervaded the open mead impressed them with a feeling of isolation, as if they were Adam and Eve.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
The aqueous humor is a liquid, contained in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye in front of the lens.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502