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adjective
1.
of, like, or containing water; watery: an aqueous solution.
2.
(of rocks or sediments) formed of matter deposited in or by water.
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Aqueous
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- So perhaps the idea is to keep your photos safe after an aqueous disaster caused by brain parasites.
- It seemed to mark the dawning of some new aqueous age.
- To bring it down to the molecular level: your body is an aqueous environment.
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Word Origin & History
aqueous
1640s, from L. aqua "water," on analogy of Fr. aqueux "watery" (which, however, is from L.L. aquosus "abounding in water"). Aqueous humor attested from 1640s.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
aqueous a·que·ous (ā'kwē-əs, āk'wē-)
adj.
Relating to, similar to, containing, or dissolved in water; watery.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
aqueous  (ā'kwē-əs) Pronunciation Key
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