A.R.

A form of aqua regia — A mixture of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid to one part concentrated nitric acid, named for its ability to dissolve gold.

Meanings

nounA.R. (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablealchemyInitialism of aqua regia.
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