aurous

[awr-uh s]

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adjective

Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state.

of or containing gold.

Origin of aurous

First recorded in 1860–65; aur-¹ + -ous

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Related Words for aurous

gilt, halcyon, aureate, gilded, aurelian, auric, auriferous, aurous, blond, blonde, dusty, honeyed, straw, tan, tawny, wheat, caramel, flaxen, ochroid

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Historical Examples of aurous

Formed by treating the aurous chloride with strong potassium hydrate.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for aurous

aurous

adjective

of or containing gold, esp in the monovalent state

Word Origin for aurous

C19: apparently from French aureux, from Late Latin aurōsus gold-coloured, from Latin aurum gold

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