assay

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Trial; attempt; essay.

2. 2noun

   Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine.

3. 3noun

   Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.

4. 4noun

   Tested purity or value.

5. 5noun

   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.

6. 6noun

   The alloy or metal to be assayed.

7. 7verb

   To try; to attempt; to apply.

8. 8verb

   To affect.

9. 9verb

   To try tasting, as food or drink.

10. 10verb

    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.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To attempt, try, or endeavor.

12. 12noun

    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.

13. 13noun

    an appraisal of the state of affairs

    "they made an assay of the contents"

    "a check on its dependability under stress"

    Synonyms

    check
14. 14noun

    a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance

15. 15noun

    a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components

16. 16verb

    analyze (chemical substances)

17. 17verb

    make an effort or attempt

    "He tried to shake off his fears"

    "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"

    Synonyms

    attemptessayseektry