AQUEOUS

aqueous, sedimentary

(adjective) produced by the action of water

aqueous

(adjective) similar to or containing or dissolved in water; “aqueous solutions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

aqueous (comparative more aqueous, superlative most aqueous)

(chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.

Source: Wiktionary

A"que*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See Aqua, Aquose.]

1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. The aqueous vapor of the air. Tyndall.

2. Made from, or by means of, water. An aqueous deposit. Dana. Aqueous extract, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water.

– Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.) -- Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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