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Webster 1913 Edition


Aurate

Au′rate

,
Noun.
[L.
auratus
, p. p. of
aurare
to gild, fr.
aurum
gold: cf. F.
aurate
.]
(Chem.)
A combination of auric acid with a base;
as,
aurate
or potassium
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aurate

AU'RATE

,
Noun.
[Supposed to be from aurum, gold.]
A sort of pear.

AU'RATE

,
Noun.
[L. aurum, gold; Heb. light fire, and to shine, from its color.]
A combination of the oxyd of gold with a base; as aurate of potash.

Definition 2024


aurate

aurate

English

Noun

aurate (plural aurates)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of auric acid.

Derived terms


Latin

Verb

aurāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of aurō