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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

  1. Of or relating to water.
  2. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

terraqueous

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)