Aqueous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

similar to or containing or dissolved in water

produced by the action of water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnɪvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪkwɪəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪkwɪəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnɪvəl/.

Examples

aqueous solutions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sedimentary

Antonyms

igneous

Parts of Speech

adjective	similar to or containing or dissolved in water “aqueous solutions”
adjective	produced by the action of water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wässrig

ähnlich oder enthaltend oder in Wasser gelöst

🇫🇷French

aqueux

semblable à ou contenant ou dissous dans de l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

acuoso

similar o que contiene o disuelto en agua

🇮🇹Italian

acquoso

simili o contenenti o disciolti in acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

waterig

vergelijkbaar met of bevattend of opgelost in water

🇵🇹Portuguese

aquoso

semelhante ou contendo ou dissolvido em água

🇷🇺Russian

водный

сходен с водой, содержит ее или растворен в ней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलीय

पानी के समान या युक्त या घुला हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

জলীয়

অনুরূপ বা ধারণ করা বা জলে দ্রবীভূত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்நிலை

ஒத்த அல்லது கொண்டிருக்கும் அல்லது தண்ணீரில் கரைக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సజల

సారూప్యమైన లేదా కలిగి ఉన్న లేదా నీటిలో కరిగిన

🇮🇳Marathi

जलीय

सारखे किंवा पाण्यामध्ये विरघळलेले किंवा असलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

જલીય

સમાન અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ અથવા પાણીમાં ઓગળેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲೀಯ

ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಲುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕರಗಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജലീയമായ

സമാനമായതോ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നതോ വെള്ളത്തിൽ ലയിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਲਮਈ

ਸਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁਲਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

آبی

پانی میں ملتے جلتے یا پر مشتمل یا تحلیل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水性的

类似于或含有或溶解于水

🇯🇵Japanese

水性

水に似ている、水に含まれる、または水に溶解している

🇰🇷Korean

물의

물과 유사하거나 물을 함유하거나 용해됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nước

tương tự, chứa hoặc hòa tan trong nước

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำ

คล้ายหรือมีหรือละลายในน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

encer

mirip dengan atau mengandung atau dilarutkan dalam air

🇵🇭Filipino

may tubig

katulad ng o naglalaman o natunaw sa tubig

🇲🇾Malay

berair

serupa dengan atau mengandungi atau larut dalam air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مائي

مشابهة أو تحتوي على أو مذابة في الماء

🇮🇷Persian

آبی

مشابه یا حاوی یا محلول در آب

🇹🇷Turkish

sulu

suya benzer veya onu içeren veya suda çözünmüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵימִי

דומה או מכיל או מומס במים

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