docimasy

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δοκιμασία (dokimasía, examination).

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docimasy (usually uncountable, plural docimasies)

  1. (dated) The art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
    Synonym: docimastics
  2. (dated) The examination of poisons.

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