HyperDic: nitrohydrochloric_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression nitrohydrochloric acid:
NOUNsubstancenitrohydrochloric acid, aqua regiaa yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
English > nitrohydrochloric acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold).
Synonymaqua regia
BroaderacidAny of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
Spanishagua regia
Catalanaigua règia

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