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aqueous
What does aqueous mean?
aqueous (adjective): similar to or containing or dissolved in water.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use aqueous in a sentence?
- Aqueous solutions. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce aqueous?
/ˈeɪkwiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does aqueous come from?
Formed from Latin aqua + -ous (or from Medieval Latin aqueus), partly the analogy of Middle French aqueux (itself actually from Latin aquosus).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “aqueous” mean?
including (almost) everything within its scope
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very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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similar to or containing or dissolved in water
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