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aqueous

/ˈæ.kwi.əs/ adjective

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Latin root: aqua Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about aqueous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Similar to or containing or dissolved in water.
    aqueous solutions
  2. Produced by the action of water.

Origin

Formed from Latin aqua + -ous (or from Medieval Latin aqueus), partly the analogy of Middle French aqueux (itself actually from Latin aquosus). Or based on the analogy of Latin terreus from terra.

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