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fire gilding

fire gilding noun: a process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces, the mercury being subsequently volatilized, leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing from 13 to 16% of mercury.

Noun

fire gilding (uncountable)

  1. A process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces, the mercury being subsequently volatilized, leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing from 13 to 16% of mercury.

Synonyms of fire gilding

Questions about fire gilding

What does fire gilding mean?
Fire gilding means a process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces, the mercury being subsequently volatilized, leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing from 13 to 16% of mercury.
What part of speech is fire gilding?
Fire gilding is a noun.

Words near fire gilding in the dictionary

  1. fire finders
  2. fire flapper
  3. fire flappers
  4. fire fountain
  5. fire fountains
  6. fire gilding
  7. fire gilt
  8. fire grate
  9. fire grates
  10. fire grenade
  11. fire grenades

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