H2O. Pharmaceutical waters, aquae, are aqueous solutions of volatile substances ( e.g., rose water). Pharmaceutical solutions, liquors, are aqueous solutions of nonvolatile substances. See water (3), solution (3). [L.]
- a. regia, a. regalis SYN: nitrohydrochloric acid. [L. royal water, so called from its power to dissolve gold]
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aq·ua (ahґkwə) (akґwə) pl. aґquae [L.] water.Medical dictionary. 2011.