aqua fortis

noun

, Chemistry.

1. nitric acid.

aqua fortis

/ ˈfɔːtɪs /

noun

1. an obsolete name for nitric acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of aqua fortis¹

1595–1605; < Latin: literally, strong water

Word History and Origins

Origin of aqua fortis¹

C17: from Latin, literally: strong water

Example Sentences

This anecdote, as might be expected, has not escaped the aqua fortis of criticism.

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At the opening of the season Goodyear received a letter from a house in Paris, making him a handsome offer for the use of his process of curing india-rubber with aqua fortis.

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Lilly was brought acquainted with the plot, and employed a locksmith in Bow Lane to make a saw for cutting asunder the iron bar, and also procured a supply of aqua fortis.

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The terms aqua fortis and aqua regia had come into use prior to Agricola, but he does not use them; the Alchemists used various terms, often aqua dissolvia.

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Then he applied aqua fortis to it, and it responded as it should.

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