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1. Of or pertaining to gold.
2. <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence; as, auric oxide; auric chloride.
Origin: L. Aurum gold.
(01 Mar 1998)
Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Paracelsus, auri-, auriasis < Prev | Next > aurichalceous, aurichalcite, auricle
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