1 aurous | Definition of aurous

aurous

adjective
au·​rous | \ ˈȯrÉ™s\

Definition of aurous

: of, relating to, or containing gold used especially of compounds in which this element is univalent

History and Etymology for aurous

probably from French aureux, from Late Latin aurosus goldlike, from Latin aurum gold + -osus -ous

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