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quartations

quartations is the plural of quartation.

Meaning of quartation

Noun

quartation (usually uncountable, plural quartations)

  1. (archaic, usually) 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

Questions about quartations

What is quartations the plural of?
Quartations is the plural of quartation.

Words near quartations in the dictionary

  1. quartarii
  2. quartarius
  3. quartariuses
  4. quartary
  5. quartation
  6. quartations
  7. quarte
  8. quarted
  9. quarteer
  10. quarteers
  11. quartelet

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