Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aurous \Au"rous\, a.
   1. Containing gold.

   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of
      those compounds of gold in which this element has its
      lower valence; as, aurous oxide.

Source : WordNet®

aurous
     adj : of or relating to or containing or derived from gold [syn: {auric}]