"strong water" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Acids, Alcoholic beverages
    Sense id: en-strong_water-en-noun-B7YsbdUs Disambiguation of Acids: 97 3 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (now historical) Alcoholic spirit; a strong alcoholic drink. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-strong_water-en-noun-ixopZxOX

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