DOCIMASY
\dˈɒsɪməsi], \dˈɒsɪməsi], \d_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_m_ə_s_i]\
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dos'i-ma-si, n. the art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined: assaying: examination of poisons.--n. DOCIMAS'TES, a genus of humming-birds with enormously long beak.--adj. DOCIMAS'TIC--n. DOCIMOL'OGY, a treatise on the art of assaying. [Gr. dokimasia, examination--dokimazein, to test--dechesthai, to take, approve.]
By Thomas Davidson
