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aureus

[ awr-ee-uhs ]

noun

, plural au·re·i [awr, -ee-ahy].
  1. a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.


aureus

/ ˈɔːrɪəs /

noun

  1. a gold coin of the Roman Empire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aureus1

1600–10; < Latin: literally, golden
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aureus1

Latin: golden; see aureate
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Example Sentences

Now, for one type of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, Larsen and colleagues have tracked its evolution to hedgehogs hundreds of years ago.

Two promising candidates are Cas9 proteins from Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus thermophilus, which are 1,053 and 1,121 amino acids long, respectively.

This tribute is three, or two, or one aureus, or for a meaner person thirteen deniers.

From the softened parts Mr. Somerville Hastings succeeded in obtaining staphylococcus pyogenes aureus in pure culture.

The immediate exciting cause is the entrance into the follicle of a microbe, the staphylococcus pyogenes aureus.

Auripes is from aureus, yellow or golden; pes, foot; so called from its yellow stem.

When grown in artificial media, the colonies assume an orange-yellow colour—hence the name aureus.

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