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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?
ASSAY definition: 1. to examine a substance to find out how pure it is or what its properties (= qualities) are: 2…. Learn more.
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: to examine or analyze. See examples of ASSAY used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of assay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
