ˈakwə; ˈäkwə, ˈȧ- sometimes -(ˌ) kwä; sometimes ˈākwə noun
( plural aq·uae ˈa(ˌ)kwē, ˈaˌkwī; ˈäˌkwī, ˈȧ- ; or aquas )
Etymology: Latin — more at island
1. plural aquae : water:
a.
(1) in old chemistry : liquid
(2) : a solution especially in water
b. : an indefinte usually infinitely large amount of water — used in abbreviated form in chemical formulas
CaCl 2 . aq
2. plural aquas : a variable color averaging a light greenish blue that is greener and paler than average robin's-egg blue (sense 1), paler and slightly bluer than average turquoise (sense 2a), paler and very slightly bluer than average turquoise blue, and greener and slightly deeper than average aqua blue