ASSAY
- to attempt (to make an effort to do or accomplish) [v ASSAYED, ASSAYING, ASSAYS] : ASSAYABLE [adj]
- to analyze or evaluate
- analysis of the composition of a substance
- to test (to examine critically) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- is a technical word meaning to test something such as a metal or drug to find out what it contains or to assess its value.