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Aqua fortis   /ˈækwə fˈɔrtɪs/   Listen
Aqua fortis

noun
1.
Acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels.  Synonym: nitric acid.





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"Aqua fortis" Quotes from Famous Books



... of good silver, dissolve in aqua fortis, precipitate secundum artem with copper, then wash in lukewarm water to separate the acids; dry, mix with half an ounce of sal ammoniac, and place in a suitable vessel. Afterwards you must take a pound of alum, a pound of Hungary crystals, four ounces of verdigris, ...
— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt


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