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pokus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assay noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
  • attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  • experiment noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.

Senses

pokus is used for these senses in English:

  • assay Trial, attempt.
  • attempt The action of trying at something. [1530]
  • experiment A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

assay — full definition

  1. noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
  2. verb To carry out such a test on a substance, especially an ore or metal.

attempt — full definition

  1. verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  2. noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.

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