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Meanings of Au in English

Portuguese
oiro
Catalan
or
Spanish
oro
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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.

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oiro
Portuguese
unidade astronômica
Catalan
unitat astronòmica
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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)

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unidade astronômica
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Examples for "Astronomical Unit"
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Eight light-minutes was one Astronomical Unit, one of the most ancient of all measures.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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In short, the Astronomical Unit (AU) is the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Wired
3
Humans first used the Astronomical Unit because we didn't know the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Wired
4
The nineteen ships left their near-Garden orbits and rose nearly half an Astronomical Unit, until they were in optimal position.
Pathfinder
5
The basic unit of measure in the solar system is the Astronomical Unit, or AU, representing the distance from the Sun to the Earth.
A short history of nearly everything
Russian
ау

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Usage of Au in English
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The procedure for Au nanocage preparation and isolation requires approximately 5 h.
Pubmed
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Specifically, images of tumor tissue reveal high concentrations of accumulated Au nanoparticles.
Pubmed
3
The highlight of my dining experiences was a meal at Au Widdy's.
Ebony
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While we were fundraising, there was plenty of media coverage about Port-Au-Prince.
The Irish Times
5
Also joining the discussion is Tanya Burrage, owner of Dream Au Pair.
Radio NZ
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He said Au Printemps was unique, promised I'd find it most amusing.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
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And his play Au Ko Tuvalu is showcasing just that in Christchurch.
Radio NZ
8
The trio of the Polonaise is headed by the words: Au revoir!
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
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And it was drifting-everythingwas drifting in the deep pass of Au Fer.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
10
We describe a simple and effective method to obtain colloidal surface-functionalized Au nanoparticles.
Pubmed
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But their Emirates supremacy shone through on Au Revoir Arsene Day last week.
The South African
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Imposing a Au nanopattern on the Si surface further improves the separation effect.
Pubmed
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We had been in camp a week, on the Upper Au Sable Lake.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
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The group before Au Printemps huddled together in ludicrous inaction, as if stunned.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
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La Bague Au Roi and Definitly Red are also among the 12-strong entry.
The Guardian
16
The molecular mass of staphylococcin Au-26 was estimated by SDS-PAGE to be approx.
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