What's the difference between auric and aurous?

Auric


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to gold.
  • (a.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Techniques for myelin and argento-auric ones were performed.
  • (2) Later it was the proud possession of the powerful American industrialist who inspired Ian Fleming to create his arch-villain Auric Goldfinger, the quintessential enemy of James Bond, whose closest companion was a fluffy white cat.
  • (3) Morphological signs of rheumatoid synovitis have been analysed on the basis of 130 puncture biopsies taken from 46 patients prior to the beginning and during parenteral therapy with auric preparations (crysanolom and myocrysin) and peroral administration of an auric preparation rhidaura and small doses of D-penicillamine.
  • (4) Areas of the walls also acted as nucleation sites for the growth of microscopic elemental gold crystals when incubated in solutions of auric chloride.
  • (5) 1H-NMR spectra have been recorded for sperm whale met-aquo myoglobin intercalated with xenon, cyclopropane, mercuric triiodide and auric triiodide.
  • (6) Only 2 babies had aurical premature beat by USC, others remain normal.
  • (7) In 1949, according to Green, around 75% of all the gold that had ever been mined was being held inside one building, Fort Knox in Kentucky (which Auric Goldfinger, 15 fictional years later, failed to destroy).
  • (8) All 5 patients were treated with auric sodium thiomalate (Tauredon) according to Penney.
  • (9) And it has the best villain; Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe) is a petty-minded plutocrat who cheats at cards and golf, and has the best ever evil dialogue.
  • (10) Mercuric and auric triiodide, on the other hand, induce substantial changes in the hyperfine-shifts for the heme methyls.

Aurous


Definition:

  • (a.) Containing gold.
  • (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; as, aurous oxide.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Based on laminar analysis of EP profiles we propose that the observed EP changes were generated within the upper cortical layers and reflected a temporary aurousal reaction induced by the signal as a result of discrimination learning.
  • (2) The latter can react with aurous ions to give an electron-opaque deposit; in addition, the strong absorption of p-nitrothiophenol at 410 mmicro permits continuous kinetic measurements.

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