assay

1. n. Trial; attempt; essay. Source: opted

2. n. Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine. Source: opted

3. n. Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. Source: opted

4. n. Tested purity or value. Source: opted

5. n. The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin. Source: opted

6. n. The alloy or metal to be assayed. Source: opted

7. v. To try; to attempt; to apply. Source: opted

8. v. To affect. Source: opted

9. v. To try tasting, as food or drink. Source: opted

10. v. To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition. Source: opted

11. v. i. To attempt, try, or endeavor. Source: opted

12. n. an appraisal of the state of affairs Source: wordnet

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