Noun: aqua regia ,ak-wu'ree-j(ee-)u [N. Amer], ,aak-wu'ree-j(ee-)u [Brit]
- A yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
"Aqua regia is one of the few reagents that can dissolve platinum and gold";
- nitrohydrochloric acid
Type of: acid
Encyclopedia: Aqua regia