How to pronounce “aqua fortis”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (inorganic chemistry, archaic) Nitric acid.
• (alchemy) A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold.
• (dialectal, dated) Any strong and potentially dangerous alcoholic drink.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

aqua fortis, aquiferous, aquifers, anacortes, equitas, equetus, aquarius, square toes, squirts, sequents