bioassay

bi·o·as·say

 (bī′ō-ăs′ā′, -ă-sā′)

n.

1. Determination of the strength or biological activity of a substance, such as a drug, by comparing its effects with those of a standard preparation on a test organism.

2. A test used to determine such strength or activity.

tr.v. bi·o·as·sayed, bi·o·as·say·ing, bi·o·as·says

To cause to undergo a bioassay.

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bioassay

n

(Biochemistry) a method of determining the concentration, activity, or effect of a change to substance by testing its effect on a living organism and comparing this with the activity of an agreed standard

vb

(Biochemistry) (tr) to subject to a bioassay

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bi•o•as•say

(n. ˌbaɪ oʊ əˈseɪ, -ˈæs eɪ; v. ˌbaɪ oʊ əˈseɪ)

n.

1. determination of the biological activity or potency of a substance, as a vitamin or hormone, by testing its effect on the growth of an organism.

v.t.

2. to subject to a bioassay.

[1910–15]

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bioassay

Past participle: bioassayed
Gerund: bioassaying

Imperative

bioassay

bioassay

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bioassay - appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard bio-assay 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. immunoassay, immunochemical assay - identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; "PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay" pregnancy test - a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant
Verb	1.	bioassay - subject to a bio-assay assay - analyze (chemical substances)

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Translations

bi·o·as·say

n. bioensayo, prueba de determinación de la potencia de una droga en animales.

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