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Aqua regia

Scope note

Acid used for dissolving or testing gold and platinum; consisting of three parts hydrochloric acid and one part nitric acid. MH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300011762

Broader Terms used

hydrochloric acid

Created

13yrs ago

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