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Aqua is a term with several distinct uses. In Latin, aqua means water and it appears in scientific and cultural phrases such as aqua regia, a mixture that dissolves noble metals. In modern contexts, aqua is used as a color name describing a shade between blue and green. In the CSS color vocabulary, aqua is defined as the value #00FFFF.

Water, chemically H2O, is the essential compound for life on Earth, existing as solid, liquid, and gas.

Aqua is also used in popular culture as the name of a Danish-Norwegian pop group formed in

It
is
the
most
abundant
substance
on
Earth's
surface
and
a
major
component
of
living
organisms;
its
properties
include
high
polarity
and
heat
capacity.
1994,
best
known
for
Barbie
Girl.
In
computing,
Aqua
refers
to
Apple's
graphical
user
interface
introduced
with
Mac
OS
X
in
2001,
noted
for
its
use
of
translucency
and
rounded
design
elements.
In
fiction,
Aqua
is
a
character
in
the
Kingdom
Hearts
video
game
series,
depicted
as
a
Keyblade
Wielder
and
a
member
of
its
protagonists.