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quartationnoun
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.
Etymology: quartus, "fourth", because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quartationnoun
A chymical operation.
Etymology: from quartus, Lat.
In quartation, which refiners employ to purify gold, although three parts of silver be so exquisitely mingled by fusion with a fourth part of gold, whence the operation is denominated, that the resulting mass acquires several new qualities; yet, if you cast this mixture into aqua fortis, the silver will be dissolved in the menstruum, and the gold like a dark powder will fall to the bottom. Boyle.
Webster Dictionary
Quartationnoun
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; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting
Etymology: [L. quartus the fourth: cf. F. quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quartation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quartation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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