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auric

[ awr-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Chemistry.

of or containing gold in the trivalent state.

auric

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adjective

of or containing gold in the trivalent state

Auric

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noun

AuricGeorges18991983MFrenchMUSIC: composer Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1899–1983, French composer; one of les Six. His works include ballet and film music

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Word History and Origins

Origin of auric¹

1830–40; < Latin aur ( um ) gold + -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of auric¹

C19: from Latin aurum gold

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In their view, without an auric anchor, bureaucrats and politicians will find sneaky ways to reduce the value of the dollar in your pocket.

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I’m not bereft because he passed before I, personally, could be in the presence of his auric poetic lineage.

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A combination of auric acid with a base; as, aurate or potassium.

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Compounds.—Aurous oxide, Au2O, is obtained by cautiously adding potash to a solution of aurous bromide, or by boiling mixed solutions of auric chloride and mercurous nitrate.

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Her subtly auric tuxedos and top hats came on in the dress rehearsal to an awed silence, and Bennett apologised.

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auri-auricle

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