KARAT

karat, carat, kt

(noun) the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

karat (plural karats)

(US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.

Abbreviations

• kt

Anagrams

• Katar, katar, rak'at, tarka

Source: Wiktionary



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