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单词 aqua regia
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aqua regia

[ ree-jee-uh ]
/ ˈri dʒi ə /

noun Chemistry.

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.
Also called nitrohydrochloric acid.

Origin of aqua regia

1600–10; <New Latin: literally, royal water

Words nearby aqua regia

aquaphobia, aquaplane, aquaponics, aquaporin, aqua pura, aqua regia, aquarelle, Aquarian, Aquarids, aquarist, aquarium
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British Dictionary definitions for aqua regia

aqua regia
/ (ˈriːdʒɪə) /

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 goldAlso called: nitrohydrochloric acid

Word Origin for aqua regia

C17: from New Latin: royal water; referring to its use in dissolving gold, the royal metal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for aqua regia

aqua regia
[ rējē-ə, rējə ]

A corrosive, fuming, volatile mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids. Aqua regia is used for testing metals and dissolving platinum and gold.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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