assay
verb/əˈseɪ/
/əˈseɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they assay | /əˈseɪ/ /əˈseɪ/ |
| he / she / it assays | /əˈseɪz/ /əˈseɪz/ |
| past simple assayed | /əˈseɪd/ /əˈseɪd/ |
| past participle assayed | /əˈseɪd/ /əˈseɪd/ |
| -ing form assaying | /əˈseɪɪŋ/ /əˈseɪɪŋ/ |
- assay something to test a metal or chemical substance, often to see how pure it is
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