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aqua regia

noun

1 aqua regia

A yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold).

synonym: nitrohydrochloric acid.

Roget 384: increase of temperature; heating etc. v.; calefaction, tepefaction, torrefaction; melting, fusion; liquefaction etc. 335; burning etc. ... show more

Dutch: koningswater


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