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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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ASSAY definition: 1. to examine a substance to find out how pure it is or what its properties (= qualities) are: 2…. Learn more.
- English (US)
ASSAY meaning: 1. to examine a substance to find out how...
- Simplified
ASSAY translate: 鉴定，化验，分析（化学物质的纯度）. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
ASSAY translate: 鑒定，化驗，分析（化學物質的純度）. Learn more in the...
- Znaczenie Assay, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ASSAY definicja: 1. to examine a substance to find out how...
- English (US)
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.
1. : examination and determination as to characteristics (such as weight, measure, or quality) 2. : analysis (as of an ore or drug) to determine the presence, absence, or quantity of one or more components.
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.
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.
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.
As a noun, assay means a test or appraisal to determine the components of a substance or object. As a verb, it refers to the act of analyzing, or of conducting that test. It is usually used in chemistry-related fields like metallurgy and pharmaceuticals, but you can also assay a poem.
