strong water

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strong water

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Calque of Latin aqua fortis, named for their ability to dissolve metals.

noun strong waters · strong-water

archaic A strong solvent, (particularly) nitric acid.
archaic A strong drink, (particularly) distilled spirits. Now, if there be six Coppers, the first two are thinnest and biggest, in which the juyce is first boiled; but not by a very strong fire, for that will make the Scum to rise, by casting in Temper, as they call it: the first of which that ariseth is little worth; but afterwards, what is scum'd off, th

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@misc{strong_water_2026,
  title = {strong water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strong%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}