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Assay means to test or survey, especially to determine the quantity of metal that a mixture has or to test a medicine. (verb)
- An example of the word assay is when a teacher observes her classroom to determine what the students are doing.
- An example of the word assay is to look at a known alloy to determine if it has any metal of value worth separating.
- An example of the word assay is when the FDA examines a drug before it is allowed to be sold in the U.S.
An assay is the finding of how much metal is in an alloy. (noun)
An example of an assay is a scientific look into the compilation of a substance that is believed to have gold in it.
An assay is something that is being evaluated or assessed or is a declaration of the results of that test. (noun)
- An example of an assay may be a new allergy medicine being analyzed by the FDA.
- An example of an assay is the report that the FDA will publish after analyzing a new medicine.
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