atomic number 79

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 (synset 114662977)
   is a type of: noble metal - any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation
   subtypes:

   • 24-karat gold, pure gold - 100 per cent gold
   • 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
   substance meronym:

   • gold foil - foil made of gold
   • gold leaf - a very thin form of gold foil
   • gold - coins made of gold
   • dental gold - an alloy of gold used in dentistry
   • graphic tellurium, sylvanite - a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America
   same as: au, gold

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