aqueous

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(ā'kwē-əs, ăk'wē-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Relating to, similar to, containing, or dissolved in water; watery.
  2. Geology. Formed from matter deposited by water, as certain sedimentary rocks.

[From Medieval Latin aqueus, from Latin aqua, water. See aqua.]


Describing a solution in water.



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IN BRIEF: Relating to or containing water.

pronunciation Solids usually dissolve in an aqueous solution.

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The property of having, being similar to, or pertaining to water. Example: An aqueous solution is a solution of an ingredient in water. See Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, Lipophilic, Solubility.

  1. of, having the characteristics of, or relating to water.
  2. dissolved in or mixed with water.
  3. or aqueous humour the fluid occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea of the eye.

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Watery; prepared with water.

  • a.–blood barrier — see blood–aqueous barrier.
  • a. flare — turbidity of the aqueous humor caused by increased protein levels and cells.
  • a. humor — the fluid produced by the ciliary process in the eye and occupying the anterior and posterior chambers. It provides nourishment for the lens and cornea and maintains the ocular pressure, and hence the optical integrity of the eyeball. Disturbance of its drainage through the corneoiridial angle can induce glaucoma and other disorders.
  • a. misdirection — see ciliovitreolenticular block.
  • a. paracentesis — see aqueocentesis.
  • plasmoid a. — aqueous humor with a protein concentration approaching that of plasma; seen in inflammation or other disruption of the blood–aqueous barrier.
  • a. suspension — a mixture of insoluble particles in water.
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Containing or relating to water.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vandholdig, vand-

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende/ bevattende water, door water gevormd

Français (French)
adj. - aqueux

idioms:

  • aqueous ammonia    ammoniaque en solution aqueuse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wässerig

idioms:

  • aqueous ammonia    Ammoniakwasser

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υδατικός, υδαρής, υδατώδης

Italiano (Italian)
acquoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aquoso (Quím.)

Русский (Russian)
водяной, водный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - acuoso

idioms:

  • aqueous ammonia    amoníaco acuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vattnig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
水成的, 水的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 水成的, 水的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물의 , 수성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水の, 水性の, 水成の

idioms:

  • aqueous ammonia    アンモニア水

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مائي, له علاقه بالرضوبه المائيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מימי, של מים, נוצר ע"י מים (גיאולוגיה)‬


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