Aqua Fortis

Voices of the Children; Morning Serial.
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/29/2009; 741 words; ...bed. But on the landing Arthur stood and moving his chin and wiping a big moustache said: 'Aqua fortis, boys. That's the stuff, boys, Aqua fortis,' while Uncle Tom's laugh came piercing its way up from the living room. On Thursday afternoon...

Morning Serial.
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/21/2009; 702 words; ...were brushing it with his huge white moustache: 'Aqua fortis, my boy. Aqua fortis! Water that's strong. You'll get it at any...If anything pleased him greatly he said, 'Aqua fortis, Aqua fortis!' with much feeling. It was like...

aqua fortis
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition; 11/12/2008; 253 words; aqua fortis : see nitric acid .

nitric acid
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition; 11/12/2008; 524 words; ...treatment of sodium nitrate with sulfuric acid. Nitric acid was known to the alchemists as aqua fortis; the name is used in commerce for impure grades of it. Aqua regia is a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids. Niric acid is a component of acid...

RP booters win against Singapore, dragon boat competition on.
Philippines News Agency; 11/7/2008; 468 words; ...recent Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia will lead their respective clubs. The teams include the Manila Dragons, Aqua Fortis, De La Salle University, Camarines Sur, the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Navy. Trophies and cash...