aqueous
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈeɪkwiəs/
:
acuoso
- The laboratory used an aqueous mixture to test the solubility of the compound.
- aqueous solution
- aqueous base
- aqueous developer
That's where you don't produce enough of the liquid aqueous component of your tear film.
- That's where you don't produce enough of the liquid aqueous component of your tear film.
- That is the volume of aqueous ammonia that you can extract per each production cycle.
- And so solubility something solid going to it's aqueous ions.
- bacteria through, through, through aqueous things.
- So you take butter and sugar, all right, fat and something is very non very polar aqueous soluble sugar.
Examples
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There was apparently an aqueous residue covering part of the chamber floor.
Fiction book (1997) -
The leaves of all varieties grown in pots under comparable conditions were taken for aqueous extraction.
Academic text (2013) -
So all of this, like I said, happens in an aqueous environment.
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And so if I put this in an aqueous solution and I begin to add base to it, what happens to these two protons?
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In fact, this aqueous humor inside of the eye is constantly spinning due to a convention current.
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The GAGs flop about in an aqueous solution that contains a mixture of ions.
Academic text (2002) -
More specifically, light entering the eye passes through the cornea, the aqueous humor, the lens, and the vitreous humor.
Academic text (2003) -
Currently, wetlands are treated with an aqueous solution containing 2.2 kg/ha glyphosate and 1% volume/volume of surfactant.
Academic text (2011) -
The scientist observed the effects of pH on the reaction in an aqueous solution.
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The little fish swam happily in the aqueous environment of the pond.
Synonyms
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1.0
Covered with liquid so it is not dry
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1.0
Wet, often with small drops like sweat or tears
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8.9
Containing water inside its structure, like many minerals and crystals
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.6
A clear watery fluid between the eye's front and lens that keeps eye shape and feeds the cornea
How Watery
Surface Forms
Morphology
aqueous = aqua (transparent) = aqu + eous
The suffix '-eous' forms adjectives meaning 'relating to' or 'having the nature of', making the meaning clear.
Etymology
The word aqueous comes from the Latin word aqua, which means 'water' and appears in words like aquarium and aquatic. So aqueous means 'watery' or 'relating to water'.