Capable of being tested or analyzed, especially regarding the purity of metals.
From assay + -able. Assay comes from Old French essai (trial/attempt), from Latin exagium (weighing).
Gold purity tests go back thousands of years, but the word 'assay' comes from the idea of making an attempt or trial—literally trying to weigh something's worth.
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