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assay

/ˈæseɪ/noun, verb2 syllables

Assay means: make an effort or attempt.

Synonyms for assay5

noun, as in an appraisal of the state of affairs

check

verb, as in make an effort or attempt

try, seek, attempt, essay

What does assay mean?6

verb

1

make an effort or attempt“He tried to shake off his fears”

2

analyze (chemical substances)

noun

1

an appraisal of the state of affairs“they made an assay of the contents”

2

a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components

3

a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance

4

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.

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with assay?4

two syllables

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Assay in a sentence

  • She was elated by the molybdenum assay of the ore sample from her claim.halfb1t
  • The histologic assay showed that the sample contained cancerous cells.mccarras
  • The rapid COVID test was positive, but the serological assay was negative.mccarras
  • They used an RT PCR assay to study the genome of the coronavirus.mccarras

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of assay

as a noun

plural
assays

as a verb

past tense
assayed
present participle
assaying
third-person singular
assays
past participle
assayed