Assay

(noun.) a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc..

(noun.) an appraisal of the state of affairs; 'they made an assay of the contents'; 'a check on its dependability under stress'.

(noun.) a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance.

(noun.) a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components.

(verb.) analyze (chemical substances).

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• I will assay, then, said the knight, a ballad composed by a Saxon glee-man, whom I knew in Holy Land. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• He threw them open, and behold, the cargoes of crude bullion of the assay offices of Nevada faded out of my memory. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• With a cry of encouragement I threw my weight against the secret door, but as well have assayed the down-hurling of the cliffs themselves. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.

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