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aqueous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

containing, dissolving in, or relating to water

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Aqueous in a sentence

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The scientist prepared an aqueous solution by dissolving the salt in distilled water.

Synonyms
wateryliquidhydrous
Antonyms
anhydrousdryarid

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The startup's early growth, impressive as it looked on paper, rested on a blank foundation, for a single lost contract was enough to push the firm to the brink of collapse.

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Aqueous (adjective) means containing, dissolving in, or relating to water
Here is aqueous used in an example sentence: "The scientist prepared an aqueous solution by dissolving the salt in distilled water."
Common synonyms for aqueous include watery, liquid, hydrous.
Antonyms of aqueous include anhydrous, dry, arid.
Aqueous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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