Definition of aqua fortis in English:

aqua fortis

nounˈfɔːtɪsˈäkwə ˈfôrtis

archaic term for nitric acid
Example sentencesExamples
- The old name of nitric acid is aqua fortis meaning ‘strong water.’
- He does not appear, however, to have known the true nature of aqua fortis, and called his process the ‘curing’ of India-rubber by the use of that acid.
- Old time gun makers stained their stocks with aqua fortis, a combination of nitric acid diluted with distilled water and iron filings.
- A set of urchins and chaps, neither men nor boys, by way of a ‘high game,’ procured aqua fortis, vitriol and other corrosive liquids, and filling therewith a syringe, or bottle, sallied forth to give the girls ‘a squirt.’
- Nitric acid at this phase is called aqua fortis and when it is concentrated, concentrated nitric.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin, literally 'strong water'.

Definition of aqua fortis in US English:

aqua fortis

nounˈäkwə ˈfôrtis

archaic term for nitric acid
Example sentencesExamples
- Old time gun makers stained their stocks with aqua fortis, a combination of nitric acid diluted with distilled water and iron filings.
- A set of urchins and chaps, neither men nor boys, by way of a ‘high game,’ procured aqua fortis, vitriol and other corrosive liquids, and filling therewith a syringe, or bottle, sallied forth to give the girls ‘a squirt.’
- He does not appear, however, to have known the true nature of aqua fortis, and called his process the ‘curing’ of India-rubber by the use of that acid.
- The old name of nitric acid is aqua fortis meaning ‘strong water.’
- Nitric acid at this phase is called aqua fortis and when it is concentrated, concentrated nitric.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin, literally ‘strong water’.

单词	aqua fortis
释义	Definition of aqua fortis in English: aqua fortis nounˈfɔːtɪsˈäkwə ˈfôrtis archaic term for nitric acid Example sentencesExamples The old name of nitric acid is aqua fortis meaning ‘strong water.’ He does not appear, however, to have known the true nature of aqua fortis, and called his process the ‘curing’ of India-rubber by the use of that acid. Old time gun makers stained their stocks with aqua fortis, a combination of nitric acid diluted with distilled water and iron filings. A set of urchins and chaps, neither men nor boys, by way of a ‘high game,’ procured aqua fortis, vitriol and other corrosive liquids, and filling therewith a syringe, or bottle, sallied forth to give the girls ‘a squirt.’ Nitric acid at this phase is called aqua fortis and when it is concentrated, concentrated nitric. Origin Late 15th century: from Latin, literally 'strong water'. Definition of aqua fortis in US English: aqua fortis nounˈäkwə ˈfôrtis archaic term for nitric acid Example sentencesExamples Old time gun makers stained their stocks with aqua fortis, a combination of nitric acid diluted with distilled water and iron filings. A set of urchins and chaps, neither men nor boys, by way of a ‘high game,’ procured aqua fortis, vitriol and other corrosive liquids, and filling therewith a syringe, or bottle, sallied forth to give the girls ‘a squirt.’ He does not appear, however, to have known the true nature of aqua fortis, and called his process the ‘curing’ of India-rubber by the use of that acid. The old name of nitric acid is aqua fortis meaning ‘strong water.’ Nitric acid at this phase is called aqua fortis and when it is concentrated, concentrated nitric. Origin Late 15th century: from Latin, literally ‘strong water’.
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