wässrigen

Wässrigen is a declined form of the German adjective wässrig, which means containing water or having a high water content. The base meaning is “water-based” or “watery,” and wässrigen appears in grammatical contexts that require a specific case and number, such as plural or certain singular forms.

In scientific and technical language, wässrig is routinely used to describe liquids and solutions in which water is the solvent. The term is common in chemistry, biology, and medicine, where phrases like wässrige Lösung (aqueous solution) or wässriges Medium (water-based medium) specify that water is the primary solvent or constituent. For example, NaCl can be dissolved in eine wässrige Lösung of the salt.

In everyday language, wässrig can describe liquids that are thin or diluted, often with a slightly negative connotation of lacking body or flavor. Phrases such as eine wässrige Brühe (a watery broth) or ein wässriges Getränk (a watery drink) illustrate its sensory and qualitative use.

Grammar notes: wässrigen is the inflected form of wässrig. It appears in contexts such as dem wässrigen Getränk (dative singular neuter), in wässrigen Lösungen (dative plural), or der wässrigen Lösungen (genitive plural). The base form to consult in dictionaries is wässrig; wässrigen is one of its declined endings.

See also: Wasser, wässrige Lösungen, aqueous, Lösung, Chemie.