|
aqueous 音标拼音: ['ekwiəs] a. 水的,水成的 水的,水成的 aqueous adj 1: similar to or containing or dissolved in water; " aqueous solutions" 2: produced by the action of water [ synonym: { aqueous}, { sedimentary}] [ ant: { eruptive}, { igneous}] Aqueous \ A" que* ous\, a. [ Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See { Aqua}, { Aquose}.] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. [ 1913 Webster] The aqueous vapor of the air. -- Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Made from, or by means of, water. [ 1913 Webster] An aqueous deposit. -- Dana. [ 1913 Webster] { Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. { Aqueous humor} ( Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. ( See { Eye}.) { Aqueous rocks} ( Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to { volcanic} rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also { sedimentary} rocks. [ 1913 Webster]
|
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
|