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chloroauric acid

chloroauric acid noun: the compound HAuCl₄ obtained by dissolving gold in aqua regia.

Noun

chloroauric acid (uncountable)

  1. The compound HAuCl₄ obtained by dissolving gold in aqua regia
    • The nanosheet of gold forms when a confinement chemical is added to chloroauric acid containing gold and water.2019 August 6, Ashley Strickland, “Scientists just created the world’s thinnest gold and it’s two atoms thick”, in CNN

Questions about chloroauric acid

What does chloroauric acid mean?
Chloroauric acid means the compound HAuCl₄ obtained by dissolving gold in aqua regia.
What part of speech is chloroauric acid?
Chloroauric acid is a noun.

Words near chloroauric acid in the dictionary

  1. chloroaromatics
  2. chloroatranorin
  3. chloroaurate
  4. chloroaurates
  5. chloroauric
  6. chloroauric acid
  7. chloroazodin
  8. chloroazotic acid
  9. chlorobactene
  10. chlorobenzaldehyde
  11. chlorobenzaldehydes

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