aqueous
UK/ˈæ.kwi.əs/
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Multicultural London English/ˈa.kwi.əs/
aqueous adjective: of or relating to water.
Adjective
aqueous (comparative more aqueous, superlative most aqueous)
- Of or relating to water.
- Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".
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aqueous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog
aqueous in Hindi
- consisting mainly of water
- जलीय jalīya
aqueous in Tamil
- நீர் சார்ந்த, நீர்கலந்த, நீர்த்த, நீரினால் படியவிடப்பட்ட, நீருக்குரிய, நீரிய
aqueous in Urdu
- پانی دار
aqueous in Tagalog
- consisting mainly of water
- tubigin, ganhaw
More languagesFewer languages
- aqueous in Arabic
- مَائِيّ māʔiyy
- aqueous in Malay
- berair, akueus
- aqueous in Persian
- مائی mâ'i, آبی âbi
Examples of aqueous in a sentence
- Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.
- Shikimic acid was eluted with 25 % aqueous acetic acid and concentrated on rotavapor.
- Qualitative chemical tests were conducted for aqueous and methanol extracts to identify the various phytoconstituents.
Forms of aqueous
| comparative | more aqueous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most aqueous |
| alternative form | aquaeous |
| alternative form (obsolete) | aquæous |
| alternative form (obsolete) | aquous |
Origin of aqueous
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.
Words formed from aqueous
Phrases with aqueous
Questions about aqueous
- What does aqueous mean?
- Aqueous means of or relating to water.
- What is aqueous in Hindi?
- Aqueous in Hindi is जलीय (jalīya). See Aqueous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aqueous?
- Aqueous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce aqueous?
- Aqueous is pronounced /ˈæ.kwi.əs/ (UK).
Words near aqueous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aqueous (page history and authors); aqueous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aqueous (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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