Meaning | A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia. |
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Synonyms | gold, atomic number 79 |
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Narrower | 24-karat gold, pure gold | 100 per cent gold |
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gold dust | The particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining |
green gold | A gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance |
guinea gold | 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made |
Broader | noble metal | Any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation |
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Substance of | dental gold | An alloy of gold used in dentistry |
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gold | coins made of gold |
gold foil | foil made of gold |
gold leaf | A very thin form of gold foil |
sylvanite, graphic tellurium | A silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride |
Spanish | número atómico 79, oro |
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Catalan | número atòmic 79, or |
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