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karat

[′kar·ət]
(metallurgy)
A unit for designating the fineness of gold in an alloy; represents a twenty-fourth part; thus, 18-karat gold is 18/24 or 75% pure.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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