01 n. 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 …
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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.(Chem. & Assaying) Also: inquartation See: Parting