assaying (verb)

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• assay — verb (t) /əˈseɪ / (say uh say) 1. to examine by trial; put to test or trial: to assay one s strength. 2. Metallurgy a. to test (ores or minerals) by chemical methods. b. to determine (the proportions of metals in ores) by smelting. 3.… …  

• assay — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French assai, essai more at essay Date: 14th century 1. archaic trial, attempt 2. examination and determination as to characteristics (as weight, measure, or quality) 3. analysis (as of an ore or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• button — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boton, from Anglo French butun rose hip, stud, from buter to thrust more at butt Date: 14th century 1. a. a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• test — I. /tɛst / (say test) noun 1. that by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial. 2. the trial of the quality of something: to put to the test. 3. a particular process or method of doing this. 4.… …  

• cupel — I. noun Etymology: French coupelle, diminutive of coupe cup, from Late Latin cuppa Date: 1605 a small shallow porous cup especially of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from lead II. transitive verb ( pelled or peled; pelling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Assay — An assay is an analysis done to determine: {{}}The presence of a substance and the amount of that substance. Thus, an assay may be done for example to determine the level of thyroid hormones in the blood of a person suspected of being hypothyroid …   Medical dictionary

• test — (n.) late 14c., small vessel used in assaying precious metals, from O.Fr. test, from L. testum earthen pot, related to testa piece of burned clay, earthen pot, shell (Cf. L. testudo tortoise ) and texere to weave (Cf. Lith. tistas vessel made of… …   Etymology dictionary

• prove — 1 Prove, try, test, demonstrate are comparable when they mean to establish a given or an implied contention or reach a convincing conclusion by such appropriate means as evidence, argument, or experiment. The same distinctions in implications and …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• assay — UK [əˈseɪ] / US [ˈæˌseɪ] / US [əˈseɪ] noun [countable] Word forms assay : singular assay plural assays chemistry a chemical test to establish what a substance contains Derived word: assay UK [ˈæseɪ] / UK [əˈseɪ] / US verb transitive Word forms… …   English dictionary

• cupel — /ˈkjupəl/ (say kyoohpuhl), /kjuˈpɛl/ (say kyooh pel) noun 1. a small cuplike porous vessel, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead. 2. a receptacle or furnace bottom in which silver is refined.… …  

• Test. — Testament. * * * abbrev Testament * * * test 1 «tehst», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. an examination or trial: »The teacher gave us a test in arithmetic. People who want a license to drive an automobile must pass a test. SYNONYM(S): See syn.… …   Useful english dictionary