assay metal
21assay — as|say [əˈseı] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: assaier, essaier, from Late Latin exagium; ESSAY1] to test a substance, especially a metal, to see how pure it is or what it is made of >assay [əˈseı, ˈæseı US ˈæseı, æˈseı] n …
22assay — [ə seɪ, aseɪ] noun 1》 the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. 2》 a procedure for measuring the biochemical or immunological activity of a sample. verb 1》 carry out an assay on. 2》 archaic attempt. Derivatives… …
23assay — A chemical test to determine the purity of a sample of metal or to determine the content of an alloy. In the UK assays are carried out by official Assay Offices, the marks of which appear in the hallmarks of silver and gold articles …
24assay — 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.… …
25assay groove — (in silverwork) a furrow left in a piece by the digging out of metal for assay …
26assay — 1. noun a) trial, attempt, essay. b) the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something 2. ver …
27assay — as·say || É™ seɪ n. testing of an ore or alloy to determine the amount of metal contained in it v. test, examine; try; attempt …
28assay mark — / æseɪ mɑ:k/ noun a mark put on gold or silver items to show that the metal is of the correct quality …
29assay mark — / æseɪ mɑ:k/ noun a mark put on gold or silver items to show that the metal is of the correct quality …
30Metallurgical assay — A 19th century assay laboratory in Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, Arizona …
