"strong water" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: strong waters [plural]
Etymology: After post-classical Latin aqua fortis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} strong water (plural strong waters)
  1. (now historical) A strong solvent, (specifically) nitric acid. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-strong_water-en-noun-B7YsbdUs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Acids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Acids: 54 46
  2. (now historical) Alcoholic spirit; a strong alcoholic drink. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-strong_water-en-noun-ixopZxOX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Acids, Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Acids: 54 46 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 14 86

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