Word Study
aqueous
CIDE DICTIONARY
- Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. [1913 Webster]"The aqueous vapor of the air." [1913 Webster]
- Made from, or by means of, water. [1913 Webster]"An aqueous deposit." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aqueous, adj.
1 of, containing, or like water.
2 Geol. produced by water (aqueous rocks).
1 of, containing, or like water.
2 Geol. produced by water (aqueous rocks).
Idiom
aqueous humour Anat. the clear fluid in the eye between the lens and the cornea.
Etymology
med.L aqueus f. L aqua water
ROGET THESAURUS
aqueous
Water
N water, serum, serosity, lymph, rheum, diluent, agua, aqua, pani, dilution, maceration, lotion, washing, immersion, humectation, infiltration, spargefaction, affusion, irrigation, douche, balneation, bath, deluge, high water, flood tide, watery, aqueous, aquatic, hydrous, lymphatic, balneal, diluent, drenching, diluted, weak, wet, the waters are out.For further exploring for "aqueous" in Webster Dictionary Online