AURIC

adj. A‘r'i#k. Lat., auric us. Fr., aurique, orique. It., aurico. 1. Of or pertaining to gold; caused by gold (see A. FEVER). 2. In chemistry, containing gold as a trivalent radicle. [B.J—A. acid. Fr., acide aurique. Ger., Goldsäure. It., acido aurico. A name sometimes applied to gold trioxide, but which should be given to gold tri hydroxide, Au(OH),, that compound forming the true aurates. The hydrate, AuO.OH, is often called a. acid, but is more properly designated me tauric acid (q. v.). 3, 159; Schottländer, ‘Ann. der Chem.,” v, p. 312 (BIA: hydride. Fr., anhydride aurique. er., Goldsäure an hydrid. It., anidride auric a. Gold trioxide. [B, 159.]—A. hydrate. q hydrate aurique. Ger., Goldoxydhydrat. It., idrato aurico. Gold ies tS |B. 159.]—A. lodide, A. oxide, etc. Gold tri iodide, gold trioxide, ete. [B.] See under Gorn.