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24-KARAT GOLD
Dictionary entry overview: What does 24-karat gold mean?
• 24-KARAT GOLD (noun)
The noun 24-KARAT GOLD has 1 sense:
1. 100 per cent gold
Familiarity information: 24-KARAT GOLD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
100 per cent gold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
24-karat gold; pure gold
Hypernyms ("24-karat gold" is a kind of...):
atomic number 79; Au; gold (a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia)
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