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aurous

[awr-uhs] / ˈɔr əs /




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Despite the loss, the United States entered the 2022 Winter Games with aurous dreams and remains hopeful after a strong start in Beijing.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2022

The reasons: a new arts festival and a new art museum�both resulting from the aurous determination of Multi-millionaire Walter P. Chrysler Jr., 47.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gilt-lanterns hang out of windows, casting an aurous glow over all the buildings.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Gold dichloride, probably Au2Cl4, = Au�AuCl4, aurous chloraurate, is said to be obtained as a dark-red mass by heating finely divided gold to 140�-170� in chlorine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

When freshly prepared it dissolves in cold water to form an indigo-coloured solution with a brownish fluorescence of colloidal aurous oxide; it is insoluble in hot water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various