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31Assay ton — Assay As*say , n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See {Essay}, n.] 1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance. Milton. [1913… …
32Assayable — As*say a*ble, a. That may be assayed. [1913 Webster] …
33Cupellation — Cu pel*la tion (k[=u] p[e^]l*l[=a] sh[u^]n) n. [See {Cupel}.] The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel. [1913 Webster] Note: The process consist in exposing the cupel containing the metal to be assayed or refined to a hot… …
34Docimacy — Doc i*ma*cy, n. [Gr. ? an assay, examination, fr. ? to examine (Metals), fr. ? assayed, tested, fr. ? to take, approve: cf. F. docimasie.] The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or… …
35assay — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French assai, essai more at essay Date: 14th century 1. archaic trial, attempt 2. examination and determination as to characteristics (as weight, measure, or quality) 3. analysis (as of an ore or… …
36hallmark — I. noun Etymology: Goldsmiths Hall, London, England, where gold and silver articles were assayed and stamped Date: 1721 1. a. an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity b. a mark or device placed or… …
37test — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, vessel in which metals were assayed, potsherd, from Anglo French test, tees pot, Latin testum earthen vessel; akin to Latin testa earthen pot, shell Date: 14th century 1. a. chiefly British cupel b. (1) a… …
38Dollar — Dolar redirects here. For the Slovenian philosopher, see Mladen Dolar. For the municipality in Spain, see Dólar. For other uses, see Dollar (disambiguation). United States dollar bill The dollar (often represented by the dollar sign $) is the… …
39Ian McKellen — Sir Ian McKellen McKellen at the premiere of The Return of the King in Wellington, New Zealand, 1 December 2003 Born Ian Murray McKellen 25 May 1939 (1939 05 25) (age 72) …
40Model organism — Escherichia coli is a gram negative prokaryotic model organism …
