Definition
A dilute form of nitric acid historically used for etching metal plates, especially in printmaking.
Etymology
From Latin 'aqua' (water) plus 'fortis' (strong), literally meaning 'strong water.' The term dates to the 16th century when this chemical was first systematically used in art.
Kelly Says
Renaissance artists discovered that 'strong water' could bite into copper plates to create the most detailed, expressive prints ever made—this invention literally revolutionized how art was reproduced and shared across Europe.
Translations
ARالعربية
حمض قوي
ḥimḍ qawī
BNবাংলা
সালফিউরিক অ্যাসিড
sa-lfiu-rik as-id
CACatalà
àcid sulfúric
a-sid sul-foo-rik
CSČeština
kyselina sírová
ki-se-li-na see-ro-va
DADansk
svovl syre
svul syre
DEDeutsch
Ätzlauge
ets-lah-oo-geh
ELΕλληνικά
υδροχλωρικό οξύ
idro-hlore-iko ox-ee
ESEspañol
agua fuerte
ah-gwa fer-tay
FAفارسی
اسید سولفوریک
asid sol-foor-ik
FRFrançais
eau forte
o o fort
GUGU
સોડિયમ હાઈડ્રોક્સાઈડ
so-di-um hai-drok-sa-id
HAHA
asidi sulfurik
a-si-di sul-foor-ik
HEעברית
חומצה גופרתית
khometz gofer-e-tit
HIहिन्दी
तेज एसिड
tej asiid
IDBahasa Indonesia
air korosif
air kor-o-sif
IGIG
asidi sulfurik
a-si-di sul-foor-ik
ITItaliano
acquaforte
ak-wa for-teh
KKKK
сүлфүр қышқ
sul-f-ur kyshk
MRMR
सल्फ्यूरिक अॅसिड
sal-fyu-rik as-id
MSBahasa Melayu
asid sulfurik
asid sul-foor-ik
MYမြန်မာ
ဆီးတိုက်
se-tee-toi
NLNederlands
zwavelzuur
zwa-vel-zoor
NONorsk
svovlsyre
svul-syre
PAPA
ਸੁਲਫ uric
sul-f-uric
PLPolski
kwas siarkowy
kwas see-ar-kowi
PTPortuguês
água-forte
ah-gwa for-teh
RORomână
acid sulfuric
as-id soo-lfuric
RUРусский
жидкость для травления
zhi-kos-t' dlya trav-le-niya
SVSvenska
ättika
ät-ti-ka
SWKiswahili
asidi sulfuriki
a-si-di sul-foor-i-ki
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்சிசன்
a-g-si-san
TEతెలుగు
సల్ఫ్యూరిక్ ఆమ్లం
sal-fyu-rik aam-lam
TLTL
asido sulfuriko
as-ido sul-foor-iko
TRTürkçe
çözelti
cho-zel-ti
UKУкраїнська
сірчана кислота
seer-chan-a kys-lo-ta
URاردو
اسید سولفوریک
asid sul-foor-ik
VITiếng Việt
dung dịch ăn mòn
dung dich an mon
YOYO
asidi sulfurik
a-si-di sul-foor-ik
ZUZU
amasi yasekh
a-ma-si ya-sek