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Aurated vs Aurate - What's the difference?

aurated | aurate |

As an adjective aurated

is having or resembling ears or aurated can be resembling or containing gold; gold-coloured; gilded.

As a noun aurate is

(inorganic chemistry) any salt of auric acid.

aurated

English

Etymology 1

Coined based on (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having or resembling ears.
  • * 1831 , George Montagu, James Rennie, Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds (page 242)
    • It must, however, be remarked, that these tufts, or ears, are never erected but when the bird is in a quiescent state.
    Related terms
    * aurited

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Resembling or containing gold; gold-coloured; gilded.
  • (chemistry) Combined with auric acid.

    • aurate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of auric acid.

    • Derived terms

    * aurate of ammonia * aurate of potassium * chloraurate, chloroaurate * sodium aurate ----