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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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