aqueous

English

Alternative forms

• aquæous(obsolete)
• aquaeous
• aquous(obsolete)

Etymology

Formed fromLatinaqua+-ous(or fromMedieval Latinaqueus), partly the analogy ofMiddle Frenchaqueux(itself actually from Latinaquosus). Or based on the analogy of Latinterreusfromterra.

Pronunciation

• (UK,General American)IPA^(key):/ˈæ.kwi.əs/,/ˈeɪ.kwi.əs/,/ˈɑ.kwi.əs/

• Audio(US):

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Adjective

aqueous(comparativemoreaqueous,superlativemostaqueous)

1. Of or relating to water.
2. (physical chemistry)Consisting mostly ofwater.Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".

Derived terms

• aqueity
• aqueous humour
• aqueously
• aqueousness
• aqueous phase
• aqueous solubility
• aqueous vapor
• chylaqueous
• glacioaqueous
• ignaqueous
• microaqueous
• mucoaqueous
• nonaqueous
• subaqueous
• sub-aqueous
• superaqueous
• terraqueous

Translations

consisting mainly of water

• Arabic:مَائِيّ(māʔiyy)
• Belarusian:во́дны(vódny),вадзяны́(vadzjaný),вадзяні́сты(be)(vadzjanísty)
• Bulgarian:воден(bg)(voden)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Biết bơi(zh)(shuǐxìng)

• Czech:vodný(cs)
• Finnish:vesi-(fi),vesiperäinen,vetinen(fi)
• French:aqueux(fr)
• German:wässrig(de)
• Greek:

  Ancient:ὑδατοειδής(hudatoeidḗs)

• Irish:uiscí(ga)
• Italian:acquoso(it)
• Latvian:ūdeņains
• Malay:berair,akueus
• Manx:ushtoil
• Persian:مائی(phát)(mâ'i),آبی(phát)(âbi)
• Polish:wodny(pl)m,wodnisty(pl)
• Portuguese:aquoso(pt),áqueo
• Romanian:apătos(ro)
• Russian:во́дный(ru)(vódnyj),водяно́й(ru)(vodjanój),водяни́стый(ru)(vodjanístyj)
• Spanish:acuoso(es)
• Tagalog:tubigin,ganhaw
• Turkish:sulu(tr)
• Ukrainian:во́дний(vódnyj),водяни́й(vodjanýj),водяни́стий(vodjanýstyj)