A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
    

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An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.

Engineering: a large pumping station. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

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Air, water and food from a sanitary standpoint / by Ellen H. Richards and Alpheus G. Woodman.

Microscopy: fresh water floscularia ornata. Coloured lithograph by L. Aldous.

Hydraulics: diagrams showing water pressure. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.

Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from nearby. Coloured lithograph.

Hydraulics: two views of the effects of breakwaters on waves. Aquatint by Neeles.