auricadj.1
/ˈɔːrɪk/, U.S. /ˈɔrɪk/ Of or pertaining to gold. Applied in Chemistry to compounds in which gold combines as a triad, e.g. Auric Iodide Au I3, Auric oxide (or acid), Au2O3.
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1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 292/1 Teroxide of Gold..has been called auric acid.
1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 186 These auric preparations promote the appetite.
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auricadj.2
/ˈɔːrɪk/, U.S. /ˈɔrɪk/ Of or pertaining to an aura.
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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > supposed emanation or essence of individual
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1889 in Cent. Dict.
1910 Westm. Gaz. 13 Apr. 5/2 An auric veil.
1921 J. Galsworthy To Let i. vi. 62 Why! Look at their photographs of auric presences.
1956 R. M. Lester Towards Hereafter iii. 39 Every one of us has auric radiations.
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