auric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
    aurous.

WordNet

Au"ric adjective
Etymology
L. aurum gold.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to gold.
  2. (Chem.) 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.

Webster 1913