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Assaying :: Assaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assa.

Parting :: Parting (n.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button..

Assay :: Assay (n.) Tested purity or value.

Assay :: Assay (v.) To try; to attempt; to apply.

Prill :: Prill (n.) The button of metal from an assay.

Assay :: Assay (n.) Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine..

Hall-mark :: Hall-mark (n.) The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers..

Button :: Button (n.) A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion..

Assayed :: Assayed (imp. & p. p.) of Assa.

Assay :: Assay (v.) To try tasting, as food or drink..

Condition :: Condition (n.) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains)..

Assay :: Assay (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..

Assay :: Assay (v. i.) To attempt, try, or endeavor..

Assaying :: Assaying (n.) The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal..

Assayer :: Assayer (n.) One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver..

Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial; attempt; essay.

Sayman :: Sayman (n.) One who assays.

Hydrometallurgy :: Hydrometallurgy (n.) The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of liquid reagents.

Assay :: Assay (n.) The alloy or metal to be assayed.

Assay :: Assay (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..

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