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aurous

[ awr-uhs ]

adjective

  1. Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state.
  2. of or containing gold.


aurous

/ ˈɔːrəs /

adjective

  1. of or containing gold, esp in the monovalent state
“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 aurous1

First recorded in 1860–65; aur- 1 + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aurous1

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

Despite the loss, the United States entered the 2022 Winter Games with aurous dreams and remains hopeful after a strong start in Beijing.

Gilt-lanterns hang out of windows, casting an aurous glow over all the buildings.

Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; Ð said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; as, aurous oxide.

Compounds.—Aurous oxide, Au2O, is obtained by cautiously adding potash to a solution of aurous bromide, or by boiling mixed solutions of auric chloride and mercurous nitrate.

The substance I used was auric chloride, AuCl3, which, as is well known, splits up on heating, first into aurous chloride, and at a higher temperature gives off all its chlorine and leaves metallic gold.

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