aqueous

adjective

aque·ous | \ ˈā-kwē-əs

, ˈa-

Definition of aqueous

1a : of, relating to, or resembling water

b : made from, with, or by water an aqueous solution

2 medical : of or relating to the aqueous humor

Examples of aqueous in a Sentence

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One of the best weapons against it in recent years has been implants known as aqueous shunts or glaucoma drainage devices. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Latest Glaucoma Treatment Could Be Magnets In Your Eyes," 13 Nov. 2018 The line’s new launch, Yin Transformation—an aqueous blend of rose, Calypso orchid, and ylang-ylang—is one route to tranquility, offering up a ritual to root into the present. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "The Best New Perfumes Capture the Zeitgeist, From #MeToo to Wellness Mania," 25 Aug. 2018 First, air is channelled by fans onto a honeycombed plastic slab called a contactor, where CO2, which is acidic, reacts with aqueous potassium hydroxide, which is alkaline. — The Economist, "Extracting carbon dioxide from the air is possible. But at what cost?," 7 June 2018 The habitable remainder contains neighborhoods with different aqueous bodies and wealth indexes. — Julie Lasky, New York Times, "Shelter Island, N.Y.: A Paradise That Has Its Challenges," 16 May 2018 The sense of pictorial space is at once deep, aqueous and nonliteral. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "Markus Amm's luminous paintings, like portals into liquid worlds of color," 13 Mar. 2018 Barring aqueous contamination, there will be plenty of wildlife along the river, so Bailey will bring a fishing rod and animal traps. — Cam Wolf, GQ, "The Apocalypse Preppers Who Think Coffee Will Save Them," 18 Dec. 2017 Today her songbook encompasses Chilean folk, aqueous original compositions, Afro-Cuban classics and modern jazz tunes by her contemporaries. — New York Times, "Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week," 31 Aug. 2017 Anyone who wants to use cinnamon to lower cholesterol or blood sugar would be well advised to stick with an aqueous extract, because coumarin is not water-soluble. — Teresa Graedon, The Seattle Times, "Statins causing muscle aches? Spice to the rescue," 30 July 2017

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