aqua re·gia /-ˈriʤ(i)ə/



 aqua re·gia /-ˈrɪʤ(ɪ)ə/ 名詞
 王水,硝鹽酸


 Ni·tro·hy·dro·chlo·ric a.  Chem. Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids.
 Nitrohydrochloric acid, a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum; -- called also aqua regia, and  nitromuriatic acid.

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 A·qua n.  Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry, in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed.
 Aqua ammoniæ, the aqueous solution of ammonia; liquid ammonia; often called aqua ammonia.
 Aqua marine or Aqua marina Same as Aquamarine.
 Aqua regia [L., royal water] Chem., a very corrosive fuming yellow liquid consisting of nitric and hydrochloric acids. It has the power of dissolving gold, the “royal” metal.
 Aqua Tofana a fluid containing arsenic, and used for secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named Tofana, in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons. --Francis.
 Aqua vitæ [L., water of life. Cf. Eau de vie, Usquebaugh], a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirits.

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 aqua regia
      n : a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric
          acid that dissolves metals (including gold) [syn: {nitrohydrochloric
          acid]