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Definition of Aurous

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or containing or derived from gold.

Definition of Aurous

1. a. Containing gold.

Definition of Aurous

1. Adjective. Relating to gold. ¹

2. Adjective. Containing gold. ¹

3. Adjective. (inorganic chemistry) Containing univalent gold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aurous

1. pertaining to gold [adj] - See also: gold

Medical Definition of Aurous

1. 1. Containing gold. 2. Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; as, aurous oxide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Aurous

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1. The Metallurgy of Gold by Thomas Kirke Rose (1906)
"This oxide is prepared by decomposing aurous chloride, AuCl, ... When prepared according to these methods, aurous oxide always contains a certain proportion ..."

2. A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1887)
"Gold, like silver and copper, yields compounds of the form AuX —aurous, ... aurous Iodide—Aul—separates as a yellow powder, if potassium iodide be added to ..."

3. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller, Charles Edward Groves, Herbert McLeod (1878)
"If the temperature be raised somewhat above 200" (392° F.), the whole of the chlorine is expelled. aurous chloride, when digested in a solution of potassic ..."

4. A Short Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry by Hermann Kolbe (1884)
"The following more important aurous compounds may be described. aurous Chloride : AuCl.—Auric chloride when heated decomposes into chlorine and ..."

5. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1853)
"... when evaporated, gives off cyanogen gas, and leaves a mixture of aurous ... does not yield a precipitate of aurous cyanide till the mixture is heated. ..."

6. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Karl Schorlemmer (1879)
"... and when it is warmed for a short time to 100° it becomes so unstable that it can scarcely be touched without undergoing decomposition.2 aurous SALTS. ..."

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