bioassay
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1. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | assay, |
| definition | : | 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. (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | immunoassay, immunochemical assay, |
| definition | : | identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pregnancy test, |
| definition | : | a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant (noun.cognition) |
2. subject to a bio-assay (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | assay, |
| definition | : | analyze (chemical substances) (verb.cognition) |
3. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | bioassay, |
| definition | : | subject to a bio-assay (verb.cognition) |
4. subject to a bio-assay (verb.cognition)
5. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | bioassay, |
| definition | : | subject to a bio-assay (verb.cognition) |
6. subject to a bio-assay (verb.cognition)
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