Meanings
nounchloroauric acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe compound HAuCl₄ obtained by dissolving gold in aqua regia
The nanosheet of gold forms when a confinement chemical is added to chloroauric acid containing gold and water.
2019 August 6, Ashley Strickland, “Scientists just created the world’s thinnest gold and it’s two atoms thick”, in CNN
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