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| NOUN | 1 | Au, gold, atomic number 79 | A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element |
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| 2 | AU, Astronomical Unit | A unit of length used for distances within the solar system |
| Sounds | ow' |
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| Meaning | A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element. Occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits. Does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia. |
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| Synonyms | gold, atomic number 79 |
| Substance of | gold foil; gold leaf; gold; dental gold; sylvanite, graphic tellurium |
| Broader | noble metal |
| Narrower | 24-karat gold, pure gold; gold dust; green gold; guinea gold |
| Meaning | A unit of length used for distances within the solar system. Equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers). |
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| Synonyms | Astronomical Unit |
| Broader | astronomy unit |
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