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AQUA FORTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aqua fortis mean?
• AQUA FORTIS (noun)
The noun AQUA FORTIS has 1 sense:
1. acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
Familiarity information: AQUA FORTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
aqua fortis; nitric acid
Hypernyms ("aqua fortis" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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