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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

auratus

, p. p. of

aurare

to gild, fr.

aurum

gold: cf. F.

aurate

(Chem.)

A combination of auric acid with a base;

as,

aurate

or potassium

Noun.

[Supposed to be from aurum, gold.]

A sort of pear.

Noun.

[L. aurum, gold; Heb. light fire, and to shine, from its color.]

A combination of the oxyd of gold with a base; as aurate of potash.