AQUEOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aqueous mean? 

• AQUEOUS (adjective)
  The adjective AQUEOUS has 2 senses:

1. similar to or containing or dissolved in water

2. produced by the action of water

  Familiarity information: AQUEOUS used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AQUEOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Similar to or containing or dissolved in water

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

aqueous solutions

Pertainym:

water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Produced by the action of water

Synonyms:

aqueous; sedimentary

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Antonym:

igneous (produced by the action of fire or intense heat)

 Context examples 

Brimonidine tartrate also enhances the outflow of aqueous humor.

(Brimonidine Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)

This inhibition leads to a decrease in aqueous humor secretion, probably by slowing the formation of bicarbonate ions, and results in a reduction in intraocular pressure.

(Brinzolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

Brimonidine also enhances the uveoscleral outflow of aqueous humor.

(Brimonidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Such techniques include ion exchange columns, gel filtration methods, affinity chromatography, HPLC, aqueous two phase partitioning, and membrane separation.

(Biomolecule Separation Technology, NCI Thesaurus)

By inhibiting PG formation, bromfenac is able to inhibit PG-induced inflammation, thereby preventing vasodilation, leukocytosis, disruption of the blood-aqueous humor barrier, an increase in vascular permeability and an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP).

(Bromfenac, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable aqueous solution containing the chloride salt of the radioisotope calcium-41 (41Ca) with phosphate-binding and radioisotopic activities.

(Calcium-41 Chloride Aqueous Solution, NCI Thesaurus)

An aqueous solution which is most often used for its deodorant, refreshing, or antiseptic effect.

(Mouthwash Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An aqueous solution composed of glucose and electrolytes, including sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, and phosphorus, with dehydration preventative and rehydration activities.

(Oral Rehydration Solution OS-1, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation containing carmustine dissolved in ethanol for intra-tumoral administration that allows carmustine to enter both aqueous and lipid compartments of the target tissue.

(Carmustine in Ethanol, NCI Thesaurus)

A circular vascular-like structure in the anterior chamber of the eye through which aqueous humor passes when returning to the blood.

(Canal of Schlemm, NCI Thesaurus)