What does «acuoso» mean in Spanish?
- Abundant in water; containing water.
Examples of use in Spanish: "vapor acuoso".
- Water-like.
Examples of use in Spanish: "sustancia acuosa".
- Having a lot of juice, applied especially to fruits.
Examples of use in Spanish: "esta naranja es demasiado acuosa".
- (meteoro acuoso) Hydrometeor.
- (disolución acuosa) Describes a solution for which water has been used as a solvent. Water as a solvent is very polar and forms very strong hydrogen bonds. Water is considered the universal solvent.
Examples of use in Spanish: "las lejías suelen ser soluciones acuosas de sosa y de potasa".
- (humor acuoso o líquido acuoso) Transparent fluid that circulates in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. Its function is to nourish and oxygenate those structures of the eyeball that do not receive blood, such as the cornea and the crystalline lens. Elevated pressure in this aqueous medium causes glaucoma.