Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assaying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: as-say-ing
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of assay

noun

A trial by assay.

Example Sentences

"To these [compounds] belong native gold, alloys of gold and silver, and the argentiferous gold, or auriferous silver, obtained from the assayings of auriferous minerals and ores."

Inflected Forms

assayings (plural)

Questions

What does assaying mean?: present participle and gerund of assay

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