( n. )
The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology.
( n. )
The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012