Assay
11Assay — 47° 04′ 31″ N 0° 17′ 27″ E / 47.0752777778, 0.290833333333 …
12Assay — Das Wort Assay (deutsch: Test, Probe) stammt aus dem englischen Sprachraum und bedeutet dort allgemein eine Untersuchung zum Nachweis bestimmter Substanzen (z. B. Metalle). In der deutschen Sprache bezeichnet Assay vor allem in der… …
13assay — assayable, adj. assayer, n. v. /a say /; n. /as ay, a say /, v.t. 1. to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event. 2. Metall. to analyze (an ore, alloy, etc.) in order to determine the quantity of gold, silver, or other metal in …
14Assay — An assay is an analysis done to determine: {{}}The presence of a substance and the amount of that substance. Thus, an assay may be done for example to determine the level of thyroid hormones in the blood of a person suspected of being hypothyroid …
15assay — Metal purity test to confirm that the metal meets the standards for trading on a commodities exchange ( commodities exchange center). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. assay as‧say 1 [əˈseɪ, ˈæseɪ] noun [countable, uncountable] a test to… …
16assay — UK [əˈseɪ] / US [ˈæˌseɪ] / US [əˈseɪ] noun [countable] Word forms assay : singular assay plural assays chemistry a chemical test to establish what a substance contains Derived word: assay UK [ˈæseɪ] / UK [əˈseɪ] / US verb transitive Word forms… …
17Assay — The process of analyzing a physical sample to determine its composition. In financial markets, the term assay usually refers to the chemical analysis of a mineral or ore sample to ascertain its content of precious metals or minerals, such as gold …
18assay — {{11}}assay (n.) trial, test of quality, test of character, mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. assai (see ASSAY (Cf. assay) (v.)). Meaning analysis is from late 14c. {{12}}assay (v.) c.1300, to try, endeavor, strive; test the quality of, from Anglo Fr.… …
19assay — as•say v. [[t]æˈseɪ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈæs eɪ, æˈseɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to examine or analyze: to assay a situation[/ex] 2) mel to analyze (an ore, alloy, etc.) to determine the content of gold, silver, or other metal 3) pha to analyze (a drug) to determine… …
20assay — n. & v. n. 1 the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. 2 Chem. etc. the determination of the content or strength of a substance. v. 1 tr. make an assay of (a metal or ore). 2 tr. Chem. etc. perform a concentration on …
