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docimacy

docimacy is the alternative form of docimasy.

Meaning of docimasy

Noun

docimasy (usually uncountable, plural docimasies)

  1. (dated, usually) The art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
    Synonyms:
    docimastics
  2. (dated, usually) The examination of poisons.

Origin of docimacy

Variant of docimasy with spelling influenced by the suffix -cy.

Questions about docimacy

What is docimacy the alternative form of?
Docimacy is the alternative form of docimasy.

Words near docimacy in the dictionary

  1. docilize
  2. docilized
  3. docilizes
  4. docilizing
  5. docilly
  6. docimacy
  7. docimasia
  8. docimasies
  9. docimastic
  10. docimastical
  11. docimastically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: docimacy (page history and authors); docimasy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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