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au

/ˈoʊ/noun1 syllable

Au means: 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.

Synonyms for au4

noun, as in 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

gold, atomic number 79

noun, as in a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)

Astronomical Unit

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letter au

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What does au mean?2

noun

1

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

2

a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with au?60

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Au in a sentence

  • My lover works as an au pair in Italy.shekitten
  • She works as an au pair in Germany.Lindoula
  • She works as an au pair.Hybrid
  • Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti.MarijnKp
  • I'd like a pain au chocolat.Fenrir
  • I would like a pain au chocolat.Fenrir
  • I ordered steak with au gratin potatoes.deniko
  • Algeria is a member of the AU.Amastan

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