Meaning & use
Aurum
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The Latin name for gold, from which the chemical element's symbol "Au" is derived.
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The chemistry textbook explained that aurum gives gold its symbol, Au, on the periodic table.
Old alchemical texts refer to gold simply as aurum.
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Still used today mainly in scientific naming and etymology rather than everyday speech.
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