aqua fortis

2 definitions found

aqua fortis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aqua fortis \A`qua for"tis\ [L., strong water.] (Chem.)
     Nitric acid. [Archaic]
     [1913 Webster]

aqua fortis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aqua fortis
      n 1: acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and
           explosives and rocket fuels [syn: nitric acid, aqua fortis
           ]