NOUN: "a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy" Crossword Answer

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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FINENESS (noun)
1. the quality of being very good indeed
2. the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
ALLOY (noun)
1. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
2. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
ALLOY (verb)
1. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
2. make an alloy of

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