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aqua regia
A caustic mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts hydrochloric acid, which dissolves gold and platinum. Aqua regia is used in the analysis of minerals and alloys, and as a powerful cleaning agent. Its name, which is Latin for "royal water", derives from the fact that it dissolves the "royal" metal gold.
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