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assay vs analyze

analyze vs assay

assay is a noun but analyze is not a noun.

assay and analyze both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assay Yes No Yes No
analyze No No Yes No
As verbs, analyze is a hypernym of assay; that is, analyze is a word with a broader meaning than assay:
  • assay: analyze (chemical substances)
  • analyze: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Other hypernyms of assay include analyse, canvass, examine, study.
assay (noun) analyze (noun)
a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
an appraisal of the state of affairs
a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
assay (verb) analyze (verb)
analyze (chemical substances) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
make an effort or attempt make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
break down into components or essential features
Difference between assay and analyze

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