Look up: Assaying

1. Assaying
   As·say'ing noun The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.
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2. Assaying
   • (n.) The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assay
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3. assaying
   in chemical analysis, process of determining proportions of metal, particularly precious metal, in ores and metallurgical products. The most ... [7 related articles]
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4. assaying
   assaying (usā'ying, ăs'āying) , in metallurgy, process of determining the specific metallic content of an ore, alloy, or other substance, especially one containing precious metals. It consists, in some cases, of subjecting the substance to complete chemical analysis and, in...
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5. Assaying
   Assaying is the estimation of the amount of pure metal, and especially of the precious metals, in an ore or alloy. In the case of silver the assay is either by the dry or by the wet process. The dry process is called eupellation from the use of a small and very porous cup, called a cupel, which is u...
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