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BIOASSAY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard

Synonyms:

bio-assay; bioassay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bioassay" is a kind of...):

assay (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bioassay"):

immunoassay; immunochemical assay (identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen)

pregnancy test (a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant)

Derivation:

bioassay (subject to a bio-assay)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to a bio-assay

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "bioassay" is one way to...):

assay (analyze (chemical substances))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

bioassay (appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard)

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