docimasy
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δοκιμασία (dokimasía, “examination”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈdɒsɪməsi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]docimasy (usually uncountable, plural docimasies)
- (dated) The art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
- Synonym: docimastics
- (dated) The examination of poisons.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]the art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying
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