auric
adjective
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
auric
American
[awr-ik]
/ ˈɔr ɪk /
adjective
Chemistry.
Auric
1
British
/ ɔrik /
noun
auric
2
British
/ ˈɔːrɪk /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of auric
1830–40; < Latin aur ( um ) gold + -ic
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Such gnomic utterances, and the auric mysteries of the international monetary system, suddenly make the money game more fun to read about than play.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are two distinct features connected with the auric coloring of every person.
From The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms by Swami Panchadasi
Aur′ated, gold-coloured: compounded with auric acid; Aur′eate, gilded: golden.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The auric chloride is, however, decomposed at the elevated temperature into finely divided metallic gold, which is then readily attacked by the chlorine gas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
I have explained these auric colors, and their meanings, in my little book entitled "The Human Aura."
From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Swami Panchadasi
At Auric Room 1915 in Montana, guests are required to dump their devices into an old nail box at the hostess stand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
"My favourite Bond nemesis is without doubt Auric Goldfinger. His humour and 'wheeler dealer' persona was very infectious," says Gotts.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
A score by Georges Auric that incorporates elements of classical and jazz gives the movie an appealing rhythm.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
According to the outlet, Fleming would sit in the club’s library to write, and he even mentioned the club in 1959’s “Goldfinger,” wherein Bond tells Auric Goldfinger that he once “played off 9 at Huntercombe.”
From Fox News ● Feb. 19, 2019
Oddly enough, les six consist of four musicians—Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric, Poulenc, and Germaine TailleferZ—chaperoned by the brilliant Jean Cocteau.
From Since Cézanne by Clive Bell
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