assay
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1. 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)
hypernym | : | run, test, trial, |
definition | : | the act of testing something (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | elisa, enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay, |
definition | : | an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | immunohistochemistry, |
definition | : | an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | bio-assay, bioassay, |
definition | : | 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) |
2. an appraisal of the state of affairs (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | appraisal, assessment, |
definition | : | the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | countercheck, double check, |
definition | : | something that checks the correctness of a previous check (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | apgar score, |
definition | : | an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | paternity test, |
definition | : | a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | stress test, |
definition | : | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress (noun.cognition) |
3. a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | report, study, written report, |
definition | : | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group (noun.communication) |
4. a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | substance, |
definition | : | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops) |
5. analyze (chemical substances) (verb.cognition)
hyponym | : | bioassay, |
definition | : | subject to a bio-assay (verb.cognition) |
6. make an effort or attempt (verb.social)
hypernym | : | act, move, |
definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | fight, struggle, |
definition | : | make a strenuous or labored effort (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | grope, |
definition | : | search blindly or uncertainly (verb.social) |
7. 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)
derivation | : | assay, |
definition | : | analyze (chemical substances) (verb.cognition) |
8. an appraisal of the state of affairs (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out, |
definition | : | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition (verb.cognition) |
9. analyze (chemical substances) (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | 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) |
derivation | : | assayer, |
definition | : | an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals (noun.person) |
10. make an effort or attempt (verb.social)
derivation | : | essay, |
definition | : | a tentative attempt (noun.act) |
11. 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)
derivation | : | assay, |
definition | : | analyze (chemical substances) (verb.cognition) |
12. an appraisal of the state of affairs (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out, |
definition | : | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition (verb.cognition) |
13. analyze (chemical substances) (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | 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) |
derivation | : | assayer, |
definition | : | an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals (noun.person) |
14. make an effort or attempt (verb.social)
derivation | : | essay, |
definition | : | a tentative attempt (noun.act) |
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