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aqueous definition

aque·ous (ā′kwē əs, ak′wē-)

adjective

  1. of, like, or containing water; watery
  2. formed by the action of water, as certain rocks made of sediment
  3. of or having to do with the aqueous humor

Etymology: ML aqueus: see aqua & -ous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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