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aqua fortis

noun

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aqua fortis (literally “strong water”).

  1. learned borrowing from aqua fortis

Definitions

  1. A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all…

    A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold.

  2. Any strong and potentially dangerous alcoholic drink.

    • this man’s whiskey ain’t Red Eye, it ain’t Chain Lightnin’ either, it’s regular Agur-forty, and there isn’t a man living can stand a glass and keep his senses.
    • “Watkey” [vodka] is, in fact, aquafortis, and more injurious than any other spirit.

  3. Synonym of nitric acid.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aqua fortis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA