aqua fortis

== English == === Alternative forms === aquafortis === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin aqua fortis (literally “strong water”). === Noun === aqua fortis (uncountable) (alchemy) A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold. Synonyms: A.F. (initialism), strong water (dialectal, dated) Any strong and potentially dangerous alcoholic drink. Synonyms: A.F. (initialism), strong water (inorganic chemistry, archaic) Synonym of nitric acid. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== Further reading ==== aqua fortis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Aqua fortis”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 421, column 1. == Latin == === Etymology === From aqua (“water”) +‎ fortis (“strong”), for being a liquid capable of dissolving metals. === Noun === aqua fortis f (genitive aquae fortis); first declension aqua fortis Coordinate term: aqua regia (alchemy) a saltpeter-water solution (archaic, chemistry) nitric acid ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ====