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Assayer   /æsˈeɪər/   Listen
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Assayer  n.  One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... of observations on the different Chemical Conditions of Water, at the Surface of the Ocean and at the Bottom, on Soundings, have been communicated by Mr. A. A. Hayes, State Assayer of Massachusetts; who states, that while pursuing the subject of copper corrosion at the surface of the ocean, he was some years since led to examine samples of copper, which had remained some time at the bottom ...
— The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 • Various



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