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aqueous humour |
aqueous solution |
aqueousness |
aquicultural |
aquiculture |
aquifer
| aquiferous
| aquifoliaceae
| aquiform
| aquila
| aquila chrysaetos
aquifer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aquifer has 1 sense
- aquifer(n = noun.object) Array - underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc; Array is a kind of formation, geological formation
Derived form adjective aquiferous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
aquifer, n.
an underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc.; as, the Oglala aquifer. The water contained in an aquifer may be of great age, and in such cases is sometimes called
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aquifer, n. Geol. a layer of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water.
Etymology
L aqui- f. aqua water + -fer bearing f. ferre bear
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