释义 |
inquarˈtation rare. [? a. F. inquartation (Littré).] The process of separating gold from silver by means of nitric acid: see quartation.
1881in Raymond Mining Gloss. 1898Chamb. Jrnl. I. 713/1 Many minor processes, such as roasting, scorification, and inquartation, enter into the work done in assay. |