Cyanoauric

/ˌsaɪ.ə.noʊˈɔr.ɪk/ adjective

Definition

Describing or relating to compounds that contain both cyanide and gold in their chemical structure.

Etymology

From cyano- + auric (relating to gold compounds, from Latin aurum 'gold'). The adjective form describes chemical compounds and reactions involving gold-cyanide complexes.

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In jewelry making and electronics, cyanoauric plating solutions are essential—they allow factories to coat objects with microscopic layers of pure gold using electricity and cyanide-gold chemistry.

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