# acid test

> any qualitative chemical or metallurgical assay which uses acid; most commonly, and historically, the use of a strong acid to distinguish gold from base metals

**Wikidata**: [Q3519081](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3519081)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_test)  
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