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aq⋅ua

  [ak-wuh, ah-kwuh] noun, plural aq⋅uae  [ak-wee, ah-kwee] , aq⋅uas, adjective
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–noun
1. Chiefly Pharmacology.
a. water.
b. a liquid.
c. a solution, esp. in water.
2. a light greenish-blue color.
–adjective
3. having the color aqua.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L: water
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aqua-

 
var. of aqui-.
Origin:
prob. orig. attributive use of aqua, or generalized from words in which it is etymologically the head noun of a phrase, as aquamarine, aquatint

aqui-

 
a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: aquiclude; aquiculture; aquifer.
Also, aqua-.

Origin:
< L, comb. form of aqua water
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aq·ua   (āk'wə, ä'kwə)   
n.   pl. aq·uae (āk'wē, ä'kwī') or aq·uas

  1. Water.

  2. An aqueous solution.

  3. A light bluish green to light greenish blue.


[Middle English, from Latin; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots.]
aq'ua adj.
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Word Origin & History

aqua- 
combination element or prefix meaning "water," from L. aqua "water," cognate with P.Gmc. *akhwo, source of O.E. ea "river," Goth. ahua "river, waters," O.N. Ægir, name of the sea-god, O.E. ieg "island;" all from PIE *akwa- "water" (cf. Skt. ap "water," Hitt. akwanzi "they drink," Lith. uppe "a river").
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: aqua
Pronunciation: 'ak-w&, 'äk-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aquae /'ak-(")wE, 'äk-"wI/ or aquas
: WATER; especially : an aqueous solution
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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