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Au

Abbreviation of atomic units.

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noun
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    Abbreviation of atomic units.

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    Abbreviation of absorbance units.

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goldnoun(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
astronomical unitnoun(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.
atomic number 79nouna 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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astronomical unitnoun(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.
goldnoun(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
atomic number 79nouna 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
agnoun(US, LGBTQ, Black lesbian slang) An aggressive (a butch woman, especially a Black butch woman); an aggressive girl.
matelotnounA sailor.
feunoun(Scots law, property law, historical) Land held in feudal tenure.
bacnounA broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
laitnoun(ambitransitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To seek; search for; inquire.
recolletnounAlternative form of Recollect. [A member of a French reform branch of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans.]
contraireObsolete form of contrary. [Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.]
perchenoun(historical) A former province in northwestern France, corresponding to the modern departments of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher and Sarthe.
moinenoun
aurumnounGold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms").
goldennounMade of, or relating to, gold.
aureateGolden in color or shine.
auricnounPertaining to an aura.
aurousRelating to gold.
giltnoun(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
gildedMade of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.
bullionnounA bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

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