aqueous
adjective/ˈeɪkwiəs/
/ˈeɪkwiəs/
(specialist)- containing water; like water
- chemicals dissolved in an aqueous solution
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAqueous is used with these nouns:- solution
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin aqueus, from Latin aqua ‘water’.Want to learn more?
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