Usually means: Powerful acid dissolves gold, platinum.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (aqua regia)

noun:  (inorganic chemistry, archaic) A mixture of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid to one part concentrated nitric acid, named for its ability to dissolve gold.

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