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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Idioms for gold
- (of an audio recording) to attain sales of 500,000 copies or more.
- (of a video game) to complete the development cycle from production through quality assurance testing and enter the sales and shipping cycle: The game went gold in November and was on store shelves for the holiday season.
go gold,
Origin of gold
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Gold, Gothic gulth
OTHER WORDS FROM gold
non·gold, noun, adjectiveWords nearby gold
Definition for gold (2 of 3)
Definition for gold (3 of 3)
Gold2
[ gohld ]
/ goʊld /
noun
Herbert, born 1924, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Thomas, 1920–2004, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe.
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British Dictionary definitions for gold (1 of 2)
gold
/ (ɡəʊld) /
noun
Word Origin for gold
Old English gold; related to Old Norse gull, Gothic gulth, Old High German gold
British Dictionary definitions for gold (2 of 2)
Gold
/ (ɡəʊld) /
noun
Thomas. 1920–2004, Austrian-born astronomer, working in England and the US: with Bondi and Hoyle he proposed the steady-state theory of the universe
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Medical definitions for gold
gold
[ gōld ]
n. Symbol Au
A soft yellow element that resists corrosion and is the most malleable and ductile metal, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and intravenously in liver imaging. Atomic number 79.
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Scientific definitions for gold
gold
[ gōld ]
Au
A soft, shiny, yellow element that is the most malleable of all the metals. It occurs in veins and in alluvial deposits. Because it is very durable, resistant to corrosion, and a good conductor of heat and electricity, gold is used as a plated coating on electrical and mechanical components. It is also an international monetary standard and is used in jewelry and for decoration. Atomic number 79; atomic weight 196.967; melting point 1,063.0°C; boiling point 2,966.0°C; specific gravity 19.32; valence 1, 3. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.
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