1
[ adjective ] similar to or containing or dissolved in water

Examples

"aqueous solutions"

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

Douglass prepared his sample of **f by thermal decomposition of aqueous chromic_acid at 300 - 325 ` C .

500 ml of 1 M aqueous **f with 1 g **f added are heated in a bomb at 170 ` C for 48 hours .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

Wet cleaning involves an aqueous medium , a solid substrate , soil to be removed , and the detergent or surface-active material .

( 3 ) For anionics , these micelles appear to be roughly spherical assemblages in which the hydrocarbon tails come together so that the polar groups ( the ionized ends ) face outward towards the aqueous continuous phase .

Obviously hydrophobic ( oleophilic ) substances such_as greases , oils , or particles having a greasy or oily surface are more at_home in the center of a micelle than in the aqueous phase .

Related terms

water

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