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1Aqua fortis — Aqua fortis, or strong water, in alchemy, is a corrosive solution of nitric acid made from saltpeter. It was used in alchemy as a solvent for dissolving silver and most other metals with notable exceptions of gold and platinum that can be… …
2aqua fortis — (n.) old name for concentrated nitric acid, c.1600, Latin, lit. strong water; see AQUA (Cf. aqua ) + FORT (Cf. fort). So called for its power of dissolving metals (copper, silver) unaffected by other agents …
3Aqua fortis — A qua for tis [L., strong water.] (Chem.) Nitric acid. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] …
4AQUA Fortis — vide infra Chrysulca …
5aqua fortis — [fôr′tis] n. [L, strong water] NITRIC ACID …
6aqua fortis — noun Etymology: New Latin aqua fortis, literally, strong water Date: 15th century nitric acid …
7Aqua fortis — Aqua for|tis das; <zu lat. fortis »stark, kräftig«> Bez. für die zum Ätzen der Druckplatten verwendete Säure …
8aqua fortis — Chem. See nitric acid. [1595 1605; < L: lit., strong water] * * * …
9aqua fortis — noun A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold …
10aqua fortis — n. nitric acid, oxidizing chemical compound that also contains nitrogen …
