assay
verb (used with object)
to examine or analyze.
are assaying
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present progressiveof assay.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, however, it is filled with scorifiers, when we are assaying many different ores, or many portions of one ore at the same time.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
This powder is sprinkled over any metalliferous ore which does not easily melt when we are assaying it, and it causes the slag to exude.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
