adjective
- capable of being assayed; suitable for chemical or metallurgical analysis
Usage: technical; commonly used in chemistry and metallurgy
Examples
- The ore sample was assayable and ready for laboratory testing.
- Gold-bearing rocks are assayable to determine their precious metal content.
- The chemist confirmed that the mineral was assayable using standard procedures.
- Not all geological samples are assayable without special preparation.
- The assayable material was sent to the metallurgical lab for analysis.