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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

In fact, many persons of but slight clairvoyant power, who cannot sense the auric colors, are able to perceive this prana-aura without trouble.

From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Swami Panchadasi

But the rainbow or spectrum lacks the peculiar semi-transparency of the auric colors, and also the constantly changing and dissolving body of colors of the aura.

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

They have failed to discover color in this atmosphere, however, and know nothing, apparently, of the relation between auric colors and mental and emotional states, which are so familiar to every advanced occultist.

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

Water decomposes it into gold and auric chloride.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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

Auric chloride, or gold trichloride, AuCl3, is a dark ruby-red or reddish-brown, crystalline, deliquescent powder obtained by dissolving the metal in aqua regia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various