1
a
: 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
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As recently as last year, the Pentagon defended PFAS-laden firefighting foam -- known as aqueous film forming foam -- as critical to the nation's defenses.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 2 May 2024
This system can move aqueous solutions along microchannels, even against gravity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2024
In a paper published in February in the journal Small, authors Zhao Wang and Jian Zhu say the key to such batteries is a stretchable zinc-ion chemistry that uses an aqueous electrolyte.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2024
But the closest city in the entire world to that aqueous landmark is Tema, Ghana — where my mother grew up.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The process involves first dissolving iron oxide ore in an aqueous acid solution to precipitate out metals.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2022
As for the actual royals, Beatrice and Eugenie attended Vogue World: London in bespoke Richard Quinn and aqueous Fendi gowns, respectively, both having been styled by Harry Lambert.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
The type of firefighting foam that has been used at airports for decades, called aqueous film-forming foam, was developed by the U.S. Navy in the 1960s for handling jet fuel fires.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Water vapor actually had the opposite effect, causing the air in the glass tube to warm quicker as aqueous vapor was added to the mix.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 2 May 2024
This system can move aqueous solutions along microchannels, even against gravity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2024
In a paper published in February in the journal Small, authors Zhao Wang and Jian Zhu say the key to such batteries is a stretchable zinc-ion chemistry that uses an aqueous electrolyte.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2024
But the closest city in the entire world to that aqueous landmark is Tema, Ghana — where my mother grew up.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The process involves first dissolving iron oxide ore in an aqueous acid solution to precipitate out metals.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2022
As for the actual royals, Beatrice and Eugenie attended Vogue World: London in bespoke Richard Quinn and aqueous Fendi gowns, respectively, both having been styled by Harry Lambert.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
The type of firefighting foam that has been used at airports for decades, called aqueous film-forming foam, was developed by the U.S. Navy in the 1960s for handling jet fuel fires.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Water vapor actually had the opposite effect, causing the air in the glass tube to warm quicker as aqueous vapor was added to the mix.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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