An archaic or variant form meaning relating to the assaying and testing of metals; the adjectival form of docimasy.
Formed by adding the Latin suffix '-al' to 'docimastic,' creating a doubly-suffixed adjective common in Early Modern English scientific writing.
This word shows how English scientists in the 1600s loved piling on Latin suffixes to create precise technical terms—it's like academic 'power dressing' for words.
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