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Aqueous Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Aqueous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

similar to or containing or dissolved in water

"aqueous solutions"

2

produced by the action of water

"The ancient mummy was found wrapped in linen that had become brittle after centuries of exposure to aqueous decay from groundwater seepage."

3

Consisting mostly of water.

"The chemist mixed the solid powder into an aqueous solution to ensure it dissolved completely in the water-based liquid."

Related Terms
Antonyms
eruptive
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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