chloroauric acid

noun

chlo·​ro·​auric acid

variants or less commonly chlorauric acid

(ˈ)klōr,

-ȯr+…-

: an acid HAuCl₄ formed when gold is dissolved in aqua regia and obtainable as long yellow deliquescent crystals

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + auric

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