01 a. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.
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Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.“The aqueous vapor of the air.” — Tyndall.
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Made from, or by means of, water.“An aqueous deposit.” — Dana.
Phrases & compounds
Aqueous extract —
an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water.
Aqueous humor —
one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.)
Aqueous rocks —
those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.