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aqueous (adjective), more aqueous, most aqueous
1. Watery; prepared with water: The soup was more aqueous than Sarina likes because she prefers thick soups.
2. The watery or fluid layer in the eye between the cornea and the lens: The ophthalmologist was concerned about the dehydrating state of the aqueous layer or humor in the patient's eyes.
3. In chemistry, relating to or dissolved in water; a solution containing water: The scientist used a simple aqueous solution of salt and water as a disinfectant.
4. In geology, formed from matter deposited by or in water: Certain sedimentary rocks; such as, limestone, are aqueous.
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2. The watery or fluid layer in the eye between the cornea and the lens: The ophthalmologist was concerned about the dehydrating state of the aqueous layer or humor in the patient's eyes.
3. In chemistry, relating to or dissolved in water; a solution containing water: The scientist used a simple aqueous solution of salt and water as a disinfectant.
4. In geology, formed from matter deposited by or in water: Certain sedimentary rocks; such as, limestone, are aqueous.
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aqua-, aquatic-, aqui-, aqu-, -aquatically, aque-, -aqueous
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(Latin: water, watery solution)
(Greek: rain, rainstorm; showers of rain; aqueous vapor in the atmosphere; precipitation or falling down from the sky of a form of water; such as, rain, snow, hail, sleet, or mist)
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aqueous desert
An area of the sea floor or the bed of a lake more or less devoid of macroscopic organisms, typically with unstable sediment.
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aqueous lava
Mud lava formed as a result of the mixture of volcanic ash with water or condensing volcanic vapor.
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aqueous rock
A sedimentary rock that is deposited in or by water.
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Referring to water or that which is prepared with water; watery. (1)
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The watery fluid found in the chamber between the cornea and lens of the vertebrate eye (any animal that possesses a backbone and eyes): A critical decrease of aqueous humor flow in the eye can be caused by a vasoconstriction.
Similar to blood plasma in composition, aqueous humor is constantly being renewed.
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