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aquous

aquous is the obsolete spelling of aqueous.

Meaning of aqueous

Adjective

aqueous (comparative more aqueous, superlative most aqueous)

  1. Of or relating to water.
  2. (physical) Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".
    • It was dissolved in distilled water to prepare the exact aqueous dose (900 mg Kg −1 body weight) for intragastrical injection [ 9 ].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...

Forms of aquous

comparativemore aquous
superlativemost aquous

Questions about aquous

What is aquous the obsolete spelling of?
Aquous is the obsolete spelling of aqueous.

Words near aquous in the dictionary

  1. aquolls
  2. aquometer
  3. aquometers
  4. aquose
  5. aquosity
  6. aquous
  7. aquox
  8. aquoxes
  9. aquult
  10. aquults
  11. aquæ vitæ

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