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Inquartation vs Quartation - What's the difference?

inquartation | quartation | Synonyms |

Quartation is a synonym of inquartation.



In chemistry archaic terms the difference between inquartation and quartation

is that inquartation is quartation while quartation is the act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.

inquartation

English

Noun

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  • (chemistry, archaic) quartation

    • quartation

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (chemistry, archaic) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.

    • Synonyms

    * inquartation