aqua vitae

[ vahy-tee, vee-tee ]

/ ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi ti /

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noun

alcohol.

spirituous liquor, as brandy or whiskey.

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Origin of aqua vitae

1375–1425; late Middle English aqua vite<Latin: water of life; cf. aquavit, whiskey

Words nearby aqua vitae

aquatic, aquatics, aquatint, aquatone, aquavit, aqua vitae, aqueduct, aqueduct of Sylvius, aqueductus, aqueous, aqueous chamber

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Maecenas vitae quam vitae ex laoreet tempor vitae in tortor.
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But there, in her aqua-painted bedroom, there was no judgment, only admiration.
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A tint of aqua-marina of marvellous delicacy spread a soft hue throughout the cavern.
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Neither this acid nor the nitrous will dissolve gold or platina; but a mixture of them, called aqua regia, will do it.
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Platina is precipitated from a solution in aqua regia by sal-ammoniac, as gold is by martial vitriol.
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It is soluble in the vitriolic or marine acids, and reduced to a yellow calx by nitrous acid or aqua regia.
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If a little aqua-fortis be mixed with the water, the writing will dry well, and not run out of its form when the paper is wetted.
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British Dictionary definitions for aqua vitae

aqua vitae

/ (ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː) /

noun

an archaic name for brandy

Word Origin for aqua vitae

Medieval Latin: water of life

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