aqueous

English

Alternative forms

aquæous

Etymology

Formed from Latin aqua + -ous (or from Medieval Latin aqueus), partly the analogy of Middle French aqueux (itself actually from Latin aquosus). Or based on the analogy of Latin terreus from terra.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kwi.əs/, /ˈeɪ.kwi.əs/

Adjective

aqueous (comparative more aqueous, superlative most aqueous)

(chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.

Translations

consisting mainly of water

Bulgarian: воден (bg) (voden)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: vesi- (fi), vesiperäinen, vetinen (fi)
French: aqueux (fr)
German: wässrig (de)
Irish: uiscí (ga)
Latvian: ūdeņains
Malay: berair, akueus

Manx: ushtoil
Persian: مائی‎‎ (fa) (mâ'i), آبی‎‎ (fa) (âbi)
Polish: wodny (pl) m, wodnisty (pl)
Portuguese: aquoso (pt)
Romanian: apătos (ro)
Russian: во́дный (ru) (vódnyj), водяно́й (ru) (vodjanój), водяни́стый (ru) (vodjanístyj)
Spanish: acuoso (es)
Tagalog: tubigin, ganhaw
Turkish: sulu (tr)

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