Definition of parting

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Parting (n.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button..

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Disjuncttion :: Disjuncttion (n.) The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body..
Self-imparting :: Self-imparting (a.) Imparting by one's own, or by its own, powers and will..
Energizing :: Energizing (a.) Capable of imparting or exercising energy.
Imparting :: Imparting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impar.
Tenacity :: Tenacity (n.) That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; -- as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc..
Quartation :: Quartation (n.) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting..
Dis- :: Dis- () A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis-denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever..
Parting :: Parting (n.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam..
Metallurgy :: Metallurgy (n.) The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of extracting metals from their ores..
Parting :: Parting (n.) The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
Comparting :: Comparting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compar.
Giving :: Giving (n.) The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
Departing :: Departing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Depar.
Oenanthic :: Oenanthic (a.) Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid whose ethereal salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. Oenanthylic..
Adieu :: Adieu (n.) A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.
Outgoing :: Outgoing (a.) Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer..
Gap :: Gap (n.) An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass..
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting..
Part :: Part (v. i.) To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection of any kind; -- followed by with or from.
Balsamation :: Balsamation (n.) The act of imparting balsamic properties.
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