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- Dictionaryassay/əˈseɪ/
noun
- 1. the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality: "submission of plate for assay"
verb
- 1. determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore): "the man who assayed gold was more than a technician"
- 2. attempt: archaic "I assayed a little joke of mine on him"
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The meaning of ASSAY is to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components. How to use assay in a sentence. Did you know?
An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, mining, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence, amount, or functional activity of a target entity.
ASSAY definition: 1. to examine a substance to find out how pure it is or what its properties (= qualities) are: 2…. Learn more.
A quantitative determination of the amount of a given substance in a particular sample. Assays are regularly used to determine the purity of precious metals. They can be performed by wet methods or dry methods. In the wet method, the sample is dissolved in a reagent, like an acid, until the purified metal is separated out.
An assay is a breakdown of a material, examining the individual parts that make up the whole. When you assay a situation, you look at all the elements that created the problem in order to come up with a solution.
An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
Assay definition: to examine or analyze. See examples of ASSAY used in a sentence.
noun. assays. Qualitative or quantitative analysis of a metal or ore to determine its components. American Heritage. An examination or testing. Webster's New World. A substance to be so analyzed. American Heritage. The analysis of an ore, alloy, drug, etc. to determine the nature, proportion, or purity of the ingredients. Webster's New World.
Definition of assay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
assay - 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.
