"aqua regia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑː.kwə ˈɹeɪ.ɡi.ə/, /ˌækwə ˈɹiː.ʒə/ Audio: En-us-aqua regia.ogg [US] Forms: A.R. [abbreviation]
enPR: ăʹkwə-rēʹjē-ə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aqua regia (literally “royal water”), so named because it is one of the few solvents capable of dissolving noble metals. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|aqua regia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=royal water|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin aqua regia (literally “royal water”), {{bor+|en|la|aqua regia|lit=royal water}} Borrowed from Latin aqua regia (literally “royal water”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=aqua regia}} aqua regia (uncountable)
  1. (inorganic chemistry, archaic) A mixture of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid to one part concentrated nitric acid, named for its ability to dissolve gold. Wikipedia link: aqua regia Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (topical): Acids, Chlorine, Gold, Inorganic compounds Synonyms: aqua regis, nitro-hydrochloric acid Related terms: regaline Coordinate_terms: aqua fortis Translations (mixture of acids): مَاء مَلَكِيّ (māʔ malakiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), অম্লরাজ (omloraj) (Bengali), 王水 (wángshuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 王酸 (wángsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), kongevand [neuter] (Danish), koningswater [neuter] (Dutch), kuningasvesi (Finnish), eau régale [feminine] (French), Königswasser [neuter] (German), અમ્લરાજ (amlarāj) (Gujarati), अम्लराज (amlarāj) (Hindi), királyvíz (Hungarian), acqua regia [feminine] (Italian), 王水 (ōsui) (alt: おうすい) (Japanese), 왕수 (wangsu) (alt: 王水) (Korean), aqua regia (Latin), air raja (Malay), akua regia (Malay), kongevann [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), تیزاب سلطانی (tizâb-e soltâni) (Persian), woda królewska [feminine] (Polish), água régia [feminine] (Portuguese), ца́рская во́дка (cárskaja vódka) [feminine] (Russian), agua regia [feminine] (Spanish), kungsvatten [neuter] (Swedish), சுவர்ணபேதி (cuvarṇapēti) (Tamil), kral suyu (Turkish), ца́рська вода́ (cársʹka vodá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ца́рська горі́лка (cársʹka horílka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), nước cường toan (Vietnamese), cường thuỷ (Vietnamese)

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      ],
      "word": "kongevann"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tizâb-e soltâni",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "word": "تیزاب سلطانی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "woda królewska"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "água régia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cárskaja vódka",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ца́рская во́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agua regia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kungsvatten"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "cuvarṇapēti",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "word": "சுவர்ணபேதி"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "word": "kral suyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "cársʹka vodá",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ца́рська вода́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "cársʹka horílka",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ца́рська горі́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "word": "nước cường toan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mixture of acids",
      "word": "cường thuỷ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aqua regia"
}

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