digold

D2I1G2O1L1D2

noun

Two gold atoms in a compound

OriginEnglish gold ← Middle English gold ← Old English gold →
Scrabble 9
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Meanings

noundigold (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo gold atoms in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-m
  9. Proto-Germanic*gulþą
  10. Proto-West Germanic*golþ
  11. Old Englishgold
  12. Middle Englishgold
  13. Englishgold
  14. Englishdigold

From di- + gold.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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