Auroraphobia
noun
a fear of the Northern or Southern Lights
Word Origin
aurora ‘dawn, streamers of light’
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- Aurorean
belonging to the dawn; auroral. Historical Examples There—get such foolish thoughts out of your head, and give me one more sitting, darling, for this aurorean veil of hair. Miles Tremenhere, Vol 1 of 2 Annette Marie Maillard
- Aurous
Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state. of or containing gold. Historical Examples Formed by treating the aurous chloride with strong potassium hydrate. Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I Arnold Cooley adjective of or containing gold, esp in the monovalent […]
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- Aurum
gold. Symbol: Au. Historical Examples The acid of vitriol being poured on aurum fulminans likewise deprives it of its fulminating quality. Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed. Pierre Joseph Macquer It was collected every four years, whence the aurum lustrale. A Manual of Ancient History A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) […]