Definitions of assay
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To
subject
to
an
assay;
essay;
prove;
test;
show
by
test
a
certain
value.
-
To
subject
to
analysis.
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To
examine
or
weigh
accurately:
to
determine
the
amount
of
metal
in
an
ore
or
alloy.
-
To
try;
to
test
the
amount
of
metal
in
an
ore
or
alloy.
-
To
attempt,
try,
or
endeavor.
-
To
attempt:
to
essay.
-
analyze (
chemical
substances)
-
To
try;
to
attempt;
to
apply.
-
To
affect.
-
To
try
tasting,
as
food
or
drink.
-
To
subject,
as
an
ore,
alloy,
or
other
metallic
compound,
to
chemical
or
metallurgical
examination,
in
order
to
determine
the
amount
of
a
particular
metal
contained
in
it,
or
to
ascertain
its
composition.
-
To
examine;
to
determine
the
amount
of
a
particular
metal
in
an
ore,
alloy,
or
other
metallic
compound.
-
To
try
or
prove,
as
metals;
to
attempt;
to
endeavour.
-
Assaying.
-
a
quantitative
or
qualitative
test
of
a
substance (
especially
an
ore
or
a
drug)
to
determine
its
components;
frequently
used
to
test
for
the
presence
or
concentration
of
infectious
agents
or
antibodies
etc.
-
a
written
report
of
the
results
of
an
analysis
of
the
composition
of
some
substance
-
a
substance
that
is
undergoing
an
analysis
of
its
components
-
Trial;
attempt;
essay.
-
Examination
and
determination;
test;
as,
an
assay
of
bread
or
wine.
-
Trial
by
danger
or
by
affliction;
adventure;
risk;
hardship;
state
of
being
tried.
-
Tested
purity
or
value.
-
The
act
or
process
of
ascertaining
the
proportion
of
a
particular
metal
in
an
ore
or
alloy;
especially,
the
determination
of
the
proportion
of
gold
or
silver
in
bullion
or
coin.
-
The
alloy
or
metal
to
be
assayed.
-
The
act
or
process
of
finding
the
quantity
of
any
one
or
more
metals
in
a
metallic
compound;
the
substance
or
metal
to
be
tested.
-
Assayer.
-
The
determination
of
the
quantity
of
metal
in
an
ore
or
alloy:
the
thing
tested.
-
A
test;
trial;
proof
of
metal.
-
Examination;
the
determination
of
the
quantity
of
any
particular
metal
in
an
ore,
alloy,
or
other
metallic
compound,
and
more
especially
of
the
quantity
of
gold
or
silver
in
coin
or
bullion;
the
substance
to
be
assayed.
-
Examination;
trial,
as
of
the
purity
of
silver
or
gold.
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Assayed.
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