AQUA REGIA


Meaning of AQUA REGIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈrē-j(ē-)ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, royal water

Date: 1612

: a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids that dissolves gold or platinum

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