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Noun

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: atomic number 79, gold
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) (synset 113678862)
is a type of: astronomy unit - a linear unit used for astronomical distances

same as: astronomical unit