aqueous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈæ.kwi.əs/ (General-American, UK)
- /ˈɑ.kwi.əs/ (General-American, UK)
- /ˈeɪ.kwi.əs/ (General-American, UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈa.kwi.əs/ (Multicultural-London-English)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- Of or relating to water.
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(physical) Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".
It was dissolved in distilled water to prepare the exact aqueous dose (900 mg Kg −1 body weight) for intragastrical injection [ 9 ].
2015 June 28, Kholoud S. Ramadan, Salha A. Alshamrani, “Effects of Salvadora persica Extract on the Hematological and Biochemical Alterations against Immobilization-Induced Rats”, in Scientifica, volume 2015, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most aqueous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| aquous | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| aquaeous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more aqueous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| aquæous | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
aqueity · sub-aqueous · glacioaqueous · microaqueous · aqueous solubility · nonaqueous · superaqueous · aqueous humour · subaqueous · aqueousness · aqueous phase · chylaqueous · mucoaqueous · aqueously · aqueous vapor · aqueoglacial · ignaqueous
Relateds
Translations (41)
pl wodnisty (consisting mainly of water) · pt aquoso (consisting mainly of water) · de wässrig (consisting mainly of water) · fi vesi- (consisting mainly of water) · cmn 水性 (consisting mainly of water) · pt áqueo (consisting mainly of water) · ru водяно́й (consisting mainly of water) · tl tubigin (consisting mainly of water) · uk водяни́й (consisting mainly of water) · ru во́дный (consisting mainly of water) · tr sulu (consisting mainly of water) · tl ganhaw (consisting mainly of water) · uk во́дний (consisting mainly of water) · fa مائی (consisting mainly of water) · lv ūdeņains (consisting mainly of water) · ro apătos (consisting mainly of water) · fa آبی (consisting mainly of water) · be во́дны (consisting mainly of water) · uk водяни́стий (consisting mainly of water) · grc ὑδατοειδής (consisting mainly of water) · be вадзяні́сты (consisting mainly of water) · es acuoso (relational) · fr aqueux (consisting mainly of water) · it acquoso (consisting mainly of water) · cs vodný (consisting mainly of water) · bg воден (consisting mainly of water) · ms akueus (consisting mainly of water) · fi vesiperäinen (consisting mainly of water) · fi vetinen (consisting mainly of water) · pl wodny (consisting mainly of water) · es hídrico (relational) · es ácueo (relational) · ar مَائِيّ (consisting mainly of water) · hi जलीय (consisting mainly of water) · be вадзяны́ (consisting mainly of water) · es aguoso (relational) · ms berair (consisting mainly of water) · es acuoso (consisting mainly of water) · gv ushtoil (consisting mainly of water) · ga uiscí (consisting mainly of water) · ru водяни́стый (consisting mainly of water)