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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 Tofana — (also known as Acqua Toffana and Aqua Tufania and Manna di San Nicola ) was a strong poison that was reputedly widely used in Naples and Rome, Italy. During the early 17th century Giulia Tofana, or Tofania, an infamous lady from Palermo, made a… …
3Aqua Raiders — was one of the LEGO Group s new themes for 2007. The setting is in the Bermuda Triangle. A group of divers go down with high tech submarines and other equipment to look for lost treasure and shipwrecks.Aqua Raiders TeamThe Aqua Raiders team was… …
4aqua 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 …
5aqua vitae — [vīt′ē] n. [ML, spirit distilled from wine and herbs, alcohol, lit., water of life (> ME aqua vite, brandy, Dan akvavit, Ger aquavit) < L aqua, water + gen. of vita, life: see VITAL & WHISKEY] 1. Alchemy alcohol 2. brandy or other strong… …
6aqua vi|tae — «VY tee», 1. brandy, whiskey, or any strong alcoholic liquor. 2. = alcohol. (Cf. ↑alcohol) ╂[< Medieval Latin aqua vitae water of life] …
7Aqua fortis — A qua for tis [L., strong water.] (Chem.) Nitric acid. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] …
8aqua vitae — aqua vi·tae .ak wə vīt ē, .äk n a strong alcoholic liquor …
9aqua fortis — [fôr′tis] n. [L, strong water] NITRIC ACID …
10aqua fortis — noun Etymology: New Latin aqua fortis, literally, strong water Date: 15th century nitric acid …
