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Proofing dragons against their acidic breath weapon 1/2: Smart Neutralizing Agent

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So, dragons here use aqua regia (an acid that dissolves even gold) as their breath weapon. This acid is made up of the dragon's stomach acid and some nitric acid, stored in a separate organ.

On top of that, they also have one additional organ, storing the "smart neutralizing agent", a fluid that has the ability to effectively neutralize aqua regia, despite having an apparent pH value of 0. Dragons have a limited supply of this so they usually rinse open wounds with it to prevent their breath weapon from causing damage there.

Given these characteristics, how could this smart neutralizing agent work?

Note/Idea: Since acid+base reactions tend to get wild, I'm curious if they could be controlled, even if it means the process takes longer.

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