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noun
A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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Synonyms: A.F., strong water
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any strong and potentially dangerous alcoholic drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, dialectal, uncountable
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Synonyms: A.F., strong water
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of nitric acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: nitric acid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nitric acid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acid
History
Learned borrowing from Latin aqua fortis (literally “strong water”).
Across languages
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