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aqua fortis
aqua fortis
/ ˈfɔːtɪs /
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Origin of aqua fortis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aqua fortis1
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Example Sentences
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.
Boil some nut-galls in aqua fortis, and add to the infusion some gum Arabic and a little sulphuric acid.
Dissolve fine silver in aqua fortis; and after the dissolution, add some distilled water in the same manner as in the gold ink.
Dissolve an ounce of fine silver in three ounces of strong aqua fortis, in a glass bottle.
Dissolve chalk in aqua fortis, to the consistence of milk, and add to that a strong solution of silver.
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