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  auric

  adjective

  of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
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  Auric

  noun

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

auric

American  

[awr-ik] / ˈɔr ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or containing gold in the trivalent state.

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Auric ¹ British  

/ ɔrik /

noun

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

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auric ² British  

/ ˈɔːrɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing gold in the trivalent state

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Etymology

Origin of auric

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

Example Sentences

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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

Like the physical body it radiates an aura, and this combining with the other forms of the auric body, gives to it its peculiar pearly appearance, which is the background of its opalescence previously noted.

From The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms by Swami Panchadasi

The thought form of passion will show forth its appropriate auric colors and general characteristics.

From The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms by Swami Panchadasi

Aurate, awr′āt, n. a compound of auric oxide with a base.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The student should turn back the pages of this book, and then carefully re-read and re-study every word which has been said about the relation of mental states and auric colors.

From The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms by Swami Panchadasi

To qualify for membership in the Auric Room 1915, for instance, members must spend at least 30 to 60 days a year in Montana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 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

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

And Bardem's baddie in "Skyfall" deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Red Grant, Rosa Klebb, Auric Goldfinger and Oddjob.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2012

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