aqua fortis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aqua fortis
1595–1605; < Latin: literally, strong water
Example Sentences
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Dissolve chalk in aqua fortis, to the consistence of milk, and add to that a strong solution of silver.
From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown
Nitric Acid, or aqua fortis, is less frequently used as a poison than sulphuric acid.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
The nitrous air gradually lost its elasticity, the bladder collapsed, and became yellow as if corroded by aqua fortis.
From Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Wood may also be stained yellow with aqua fortis, used warm, and then immediately placed near the fire.
From Intarsia and Marquetry by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
Make a little hole through the gold into the silver; then put the ring into aqua fortis, in a warm place: it will dissolve the silver, and the gold will remain whole.
From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown
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