deauration

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noun

The removal of gold from an organogold compound.

OriginLatin aurum →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

noundeauration (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe removal of gold from an organogold compound.
  2. obsoleteuncountableThe act of gilding.

Origin

  1. Latinaurum“gold”
  2. Englishdeauration

From de- + Latin aurum (“gold”) + -ation.

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APA

deauration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deauration

MLA

“deauration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deauration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deauration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deauration.

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