aqueous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective similar to or containing or dissolved in water
    • aqueous solutions
  2. adjective produced by the action of water
    sedimentary.

WordNet

A"que*ous adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See Aqua, Aquose.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913