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o•ro•ide
(ôr′ō īd′, ōr′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Metallurgyan alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- Latin aurum) + -oide -oid
- French or gold (
- 1865–70, American.
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