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Aurous

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or containing or derived from gold.  Synonym: auric.





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... The compounds of gold, though numerous and varied in character, are of comparatively little importance and need not be described in detail. The element forms two series of salts in which it acts as a metal: in the aurous series the gold is univalent, the chloride having the formula AuCl; in the auric series it is trivalent, auric chloride having the formula AuCl{3}. Gold also acts as an acid-forming element, forming such compounds as potassium aurate (KAuO{2}). Its ...
— An Elementary Study of Chemistry • William McPherson


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