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"they made an assay of the contents"nounan appraisal of the state of affairs
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verbmake an effort or attempt
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verbanalyze (chemical substances)
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nouna 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.
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nouna substance that is undergoing an analysis of its componentstype of:
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nouna written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substancetype of:
Definition that contains assay
- elisa an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
- pix a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
- bioassay subject to a bio-assay
- assayer an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
- cupel a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
- pyx a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
- bone-ash cup a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
- chorionic villus biopsy a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
- chorionic villus sampling a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
- diagnostic assay an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes