Doc`i*mas"tic (?), a. [Gr. : cf. F. docimastique.]

Proving by experiments or tests.

Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals; the art of separating metals from foreign matters, and determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances contained in any ore or mineral.

 

© Webster 1913.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.