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aurochloride

aurochloride noun: the complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.

Noun

aurochloride (countable and uncountable, plural aurochlorides)

  1. (uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
  2. (countable) Any salt containing this anion.

Synonyms of aurochloride

Forms of aurochloride

pluralaurochlorides

Origin of aurochloride

From auro- + chloride.

Questions about aurochloride

What does aurochloride mean?
Aurochloride means the complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
What part of speech is aurochloride?
Aurochloride is a noun.
What is the plural of aurochloride?
The plural of aurochloride is aurochlorides.

Words near aurochloride in the dictionary

  1. Aurland
  2. auro-
  3. auroargentiferous
  4. Aurobindo
  5. auroch
  6. aurochloride
  7. aurochlorides
  8. aurochrome
  9. aurochs
  10. aurochsen
  11. aurochses

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