Wednesday, September 23, 2009

WORD OF THE DAY-AQUEOUS

aqueous

(adjective) [AY-kwee-ahs, AK-wee-ahs]

1. similar to, containing, or dissolved in water; 'aqueous solutions': "During the winter, soil in the pacific north west can become an aqueous sludge that is inhospitable to many trees."

2. (as in geology) formed from material carried by water, as certain sedimentary rocks or deposits

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