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Antonyms for aqua

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ak-wuh, ah-kwuh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk wə, ˈɑ kwə

Definition of aqua

Origin :
  • "water," late 14c.; see aqua-. Used in late Middle English in combinations to mean "decoction, solution" (cf. aqua regia, a mix of concentrated acids, literally "royal water," so called for its power to dissolve gold and other "noble" metals). As the name of a light greenish-blue color, 1936.
  • As in liquid : noun fluid
  • As in water : noun pure liquid hydrogen and oxygen
  • As in fluid : noun liquid
Example sentences :
  • If the precipitate fails to dissolve, it is treated with aqua regia.
  • Extract from : « Legal Chemistry » by A. Naquet
  • Ruins of it, as well as of the Aqua Claudia, exist at the present day.
  • Extract from : « Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2 » by Ernst Eckstein
  • A print from it, in aqua fortis, by Alessio Loyr, is mentioned Lett.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Painting » by Leonardo Da Vinci
  • But if in the dissolving there be aqua fortis, it sufficeth to calcine it.
  • Extract from : « A Discovrse of Fire and Salt (A Discourse of Fire and Salt) » by Blaise de Vigenre
  • The reservoir was supplied with water by a branch aqueduct from the Aqua Marcia.
  • Extract from : « Old Rome » by Robert Burn
  • The aqueduct of the Aqua Martia, had an arch of sixteen feet in diameter.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Curiosities » by I. Platts
  • Without the bryony this preparation is known as Aqua hysterica.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • On the left are the walls of Rome, upon which run the arches of the Aqua Marcia.
  • Extract from : « Walks in Rome » by Augustus J.C. Hare
  • “Aqua tofana was not a Bornean poison, my friend,” said Cleek, with a smile.
  • Extract from : « Cleek of Scotland Yard » by Thomas W. Hanshew
  • Dissolve zaffre, in powder, in aqua regia, for twenty-four hours.
  • Extract from : « Endless Amusement » by Unknown

Synonyms for aqua

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