Meaning Of The Word Aqua regia

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Aqua regia? Find Aqua regia meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Aqua regia Meaning

Aqua regia Definition
Aqua regia Definition

What's The Definition Of Aqua regia?

aqua regia in American English
a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids
noun: a yellow, fuming liquid composed of one part nitric acid and three to four parts hydrochloric acid: used chiefly to dissolve metals as gold, platinum, or the like

aqua regia in British English
noun: a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of one part nitric acid and three to four parts hydrochloric acid, used in metallurgy for dissolving metals, including gold

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Unappetizingly ‐ adverb: in an…
  • Hewers of wood and drawers of water ‐ plural noun: performers of menial tasks. Josh…
  • Tyre lever ‐ noun: a metal bar having bladelike ends of various…
  • Of old ‐ If you talk about people or things of old, you…
  • Yelping ‐ adjective: barking; adjective: mad; crazy; adverb:…
  • Potosí ‐ city in SW Bolivia, on the slopes of Cerro de…
  • Isochromosome ‐ noun: an abnormal chromosome in which the two…
  • Bovril ‐ noun: a concentrated beef extract, used for flavouring…
  • Lubber's line ‐ a fixed mark or line on a compass, aligned with…
  • Tachyphasia ‐ noun: a communication disorder characterized by…