aqueous

What it means

1. Of or relating to water.
2. physicalchemistryConsisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".

   It was dissolved in distilled water to prepare the exact aqueous dose (900 mg Kg −1 body weight) for intragastrical injection [ 9 ].

   2015 June 28, Kholoud S. Ramadan, Salha A. Alshamrani, “Effects of Salvadora persica Extract on the Hematological and Biochemical Alterations against Immobilization-Induced Rats”, in Scientifica, volume 2015, →DOI

In a sentence

It was dissolved in distilled water to prepare the exact aqueous dose (900 mg Kg −1 body weight) for intragastrical injection [ 9 ].

2015 June 28, Kholoud S. Ramadan, Salha A. Alshamrani, “Effects of Salvadora persica Extract on the Hematological and Biochemical Alterations against Immobilization-Induced Rats”, in Scientifica, volume 2015, →DOI

Where it comes from

1. Middle Frenchaqueux
2. Medieval Latinaqueus
3. Latinaqua
4. Englishaqueous

Formed from Latin aqua + -ous (or from Medieval Latin aqueus), partly the analogy of Middle French aqueux (itself actually from Latin aquosus). Or based on the analogy of Latin terreus from terra.