aqueous

Adjective

Meaning

Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.

Made from, or by means of, water.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

liquid fluid WET sedimentary watery hydrous waterborne oceanic water running limpid weak thin flowing solvent
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Antonyms

igneous BIG DRY terrestrial freezing arid
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Related terms

terraqueous

Phrases with the word

aqueous waste aqueous effluent aqueous vapor aqueous outflow pathway aqueous humour outflow aqueous ammoniacal

Examples

We frequently define an acid or a base as a substance whose aqueous solution gives, respectively, a higher concentration of hydrogen ion or of hydroxide ion than that furnished by pure water. This is a very one sided definition. Gilbert N. Lewis

I am absolutely certain that life can exist in outer space, move around, find a new aqueous environment. Craig Venter

The first living organisms on Earth doubtless arose in an aqueous environment, and the course of evolution has been shaped by the proper­ ties of the aqueous medium in which life began. Albert L. Lehninger

The upper limit of cell size is probably set by the rate of diffusion of solute molecules in aqueous systems. Albert L. Lehninger

aqueous solutions Source: Internet

Adding concentrated acid reverses the equation, and the copper ions go back into an aqueous solution. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aquent aqueoglacial aqueoigneous aqueous ammonia solution aqueous ammoniacal aqueous cell