Dŏc'i-ma-cy, n.

n. [Fr. docimasie, Gr. δοκιμασία, an essay, examination, from δοκιμάζειν, to assay or examine metals, from δόκιμος, assayed, tested, from δέχεσθαι, to take, approve.] The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, &c., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology.