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aqua fortis
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1595–1605; < L: lit., strong water
1595–1605; < L: lit., strong water
nitric acid
–noun Chemistry.
| a colorless or yellowish, fuming, suffocating, caustic, corrosive, water-soluble liquid, HNO3, having powerful oxidizing properties, usually obtained from ammonia or from Chile saltpeter: used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and fertilizers and in organic synthesis. |
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aqua for·tis also aq·ua·for·tis (āk'wə-fôr'tĭs, ä'kwə-)  n. See nitric acid. [New Latin : Latin aqua, water + Latin fortis, strong.] |
| nitric acid n. A transparent, colorless to yellowish, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3, a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial metallurgical processes. Also called aqua fortis. |
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Aqua fortis
A`qua for"tis\ [L., strong water.] (Chem.) Nitric acid. [Archaic]
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aqua fortis
old name for "nitric acid," 1601, from L., lit. "strong water."
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