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sionnach commented on the word aqua regis
"the king's water", or "royal water": Mixture of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid and one part concentrated nitric acid, which dissolves ‘noble’ metals such as gold and platinum.
also known as aqua regia
July 28, 2008