aqueous

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The sponge was tested in four aqueous environments: irrigation water, pond water, lake water and seawater.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025

During the internship, he was a lead author on a research paper with Barge, Khodayari and others on how nitrates react with iron compounds in aqueous environments.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

In some of the aqueous works, for example, she considers what happens in forced water crossings and what is lost beneath the water.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Navy in the 1960s, the foams form an aqueous film around burning gasoline and other flammable liquids, which quickly deprives the fire of oxygen and extinguishes it.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

I stared at the aqueous, rippling circles of light that the crystal vase cast over the tabletop.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt