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aqua regia

/ˈækwə ˈriːdʒiə/

Traduction: Mélange hautement corrosif d'acide nitrique et d'acide chlorhydrique, généralement dans un rapport de 1:3, connu pour sa capacité à dissoudre les métaux nobles tels que l'or et le platine.

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/ˈækwə ˈriːdʒiə/C1formalscientific
  • frMélange hautement corrosif d'acide nitrique et d'acide chlorhydrique, généralement dans un rapport de 1:3, connu pour sa capacité à dissoudre les métaux nobles tels que l'or et le platine.

A highly corrosive mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, typically in a ratio of 1:3, known for its ability to dissolve noble metals such as gold and platinum.

  1. Chemical mixtureC2formal

    A highly corrosive mixture of concentrated nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, typically in a ratio of 1:3, used to dissolve noble metals such as gold and platinum.

    freau régale

    • Aqua regia is one of the few substances that can dissolve gold.
    • The chemist prepared aqua regia to clean the laboratory equipment.
    • Historically, aqua regia was used to test the purity of gold.