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Webster 1913 Edition


Auric

Au′ric

,
Adj.
[L.
aurum
gold.]
1.
Of or pertaining to gold.
2.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; – said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence;
as,
auric
oxide;
auric
chloride.

Webster 1828 Edition


Auric

AU'RIC

,
Adj.
[from aurum, gold.] Pertaining to gold. The auric acid is a saturated combination of gold and oxygen.