Relating to or involving the testing and assaying of metals or other substances to determine their quality and composition.
Derived from Greek 'dokimastikos,' formed from 'dokimazein' (to test) plus the adjectival suffix '-ic.' This technical term entered English from Medieval Latin scientific vocabulary.
The docimastic arts were so important in the Renaissance that specialized craftspeople called 'docimasts' were highly paid and sometimes secretive about their techniques—they were like the security experts of precious metals.
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