Aqua ammoniae
(def 2).
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. historical examples it flameth white and candent like camphire, but dissolveth not in aqua fortis, like it. the works of sir thomas browne (volume 2 of 3) thomas browne a print from it, in aqua fortis, by alessio loyr, is mentioned lett. a treatise on painting leonardo da vinci do not act and say, […]
- Aqua-lung
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- Aqua pura
pure water. historical examples medical attendance was called, and i p-ssed the night in a bath of attar of roses delicately medicated with aqua pura. continental monthly, vol. iii, no iv, april 1863 various “you see i’m not afraid to risk a dip in the aqua pura,” he said. the outdoor girls on pine island […]
- Aqua regia
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. historical examples the “platinum chloride” of the laboratory is made by dissolving platinum in aqua regia. an elementary study of chemistry william mcpherson if the precipitate fails […]