Aqueous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aqueous \A"que*ous\, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua.
     See {Aqua}, {Aquose}.]
     1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it;
        watery.
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              The aqueous vapor of the air.         --Tyndall.
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     2. Made from, or by means of, water.
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              An aqueous deposit.                   --Dana.
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     {Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable
        substance by steeping it in water.
  
     {Aqueous humor} (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid
        fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens
        and the cornea. (See {Eye}.)
  
     {Aqueous rocks} (Geol.), those which are deposited from water
        and lie in strata, as opposed to {volcanic} rocks, which
        are of igneous origin; -- called also {sedimentary} rocks.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aqueous
       adj : similar to or containing or dissolved in water; "aqueous
             solutions"