aqueous
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editFormed 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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editaqueous (comparative more aqueous, superlative most aqueous)
- Of or relating to water.
- (physical chemistry) Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".
- 2015 June 28, Kholoud S. Ramadan, Salha A. Alshamrani, “Effects of Salvadora persica Extract on the Hematological and Biochemical Alterations against Immobilization-Induced Rats”, in Scientifica[1], volume 2015, :
- It was dissolved in distilled water to prepare the exact aqueous dose (900 mg Kg −1 body weight) for intragastrical injection [ 9 ].
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editconsisting mainly of water
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