• (n.) Tested purity or value. • (v.) To try; to attempt; to apply. • (n.) Trial; attempt; essay. • (n.) Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. • (n.) The alloy or metal to be assayed. • (v.) To affect. • (v.) To try tasting, as food or drink. • (n.) The act or proc...
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determination of the amount of a particular constituent of a mixture, or of the biological or pharmacological potency of a drug.
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An assay is a test of the purity of an alloy. Official assay offices in London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh determine whether a piece qualifies for an appropriate hallmark .
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A biological test, measurement or analysis to determine whether compounds have the desired effect either in a living organism, outside an organism, or in an artificial environment.
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Metal purity test to confirm that the metal meets the standards for trading on a commodities exchange (commodities exchange center).
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Analytic test or trial to ascertain the fineness, weight and consistency of precious or other metal in coin or bullion. An assay piece is one that has been assayed.
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The compulsory process of testing the purity of metals. Take from the French word essayer - to test or try. All silversmiths are required to register their marks and details with an Assay Office and submit all work for examination. If the pure silver content is as represented the work is officially stamped or hallmarked. If not, the item is confisc...
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<procedure> The determination of the amount of a particular constituent of a mixture or of the biological or pharmacological potency of a drug. ... (10 May 1997) ...
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(as´a) determination of the purity of a substance or the amount of any particular constituent of a mixture.
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1 The testing of metals for purity of gold or silver content, carried out by an assay office or an institution such as a guild, according to standards set by the government. In Britain there are currently four active assay offices: London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh, each with its own distinctive hallmark. 2 The term is also used to descri …...
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Technique for measuring a biological response; a test.
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As·say' noun [ Old French
asai ,
essai , trial, French
essa . See
Essay ,
noun ]
1. Trial; attempt; essay. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. « I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the
assay than it now seems at...
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As·say' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Assayed ; present participle & verbal noun Assaying .] [ Old French asaier , essaier , French essayer , from essai . See Assay ,
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As·say' intransitive verb To attempt, try, or endeavor. [ Archaic. In this sense
essay is now commonly used.] « She thrice
assayed to speak.
Dryden. »
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The testing of a metal to determine its degree of purity or to establish the constituents of an... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/assay.htm?id=73&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of assay'>more</a>
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An independent qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the chemical elements contained in metals. LME contract specifications define the required purity and minimum assay that registered brands must meet.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: as′sā, ă-sā′ Definitions: 1. The quantitative or qualitative evaluation of a substance for impurities, toxicity, or other characteristics; the results of such an evaluation. 2. To examine; to subject to analysis. 3. Test of purity; trial.
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Assay: 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 (or hyperthyroid). The biological or pharmacological potency of a drug. For example, an assay may be...
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The measurement of the quantity of a chemical component.
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[
n] - an appraisal of the state of affairs 2. [v] - analyze (chemical substances)
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assay 1. Qualitative, or quantitative, analysis of a substance; especially, of an ore or drug, to determine its components; a substance to be so analyzed or the result of such an analysis. 2. An analysis or examination. 3. To examine by trial or experiment; to put to a test.
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A test for a specific chemical, microbe, or effect.
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A quantitative determination of the metal in an ore or alloy. See also: Alloy, Ore.
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noun a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
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The evaluation or testing of a substance for toxicity or impurities.
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