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Noun: aqua regia  ,ak-wu'ree-j(ee-)u [N. Amer], ,aak-wu'ree-j(ee-)u [Brit]
  1. A yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
    - nitrohydrochloric acid

Type of: acid

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