From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aqueous \A"que*ous\, adjective [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See {Aqua}, {Aquose}.]
1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.
The aqueous vapor of the air. --Tyndall.
2. Made from, or by means of, water.
{Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water.
{Aqueous humor} (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See {Eye}.)
{Aqueous rocks} (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to {volcanic} rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also {sedimentary} rocks.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: similar to or containing or dissolved in water; "aqueous solutions"
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