Assay

  • 71assay — as·say || É™ seɪ n. testing of an ore or alloy to determine the amount of metal contained in it v. test, examine; try; attempt …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 72assay — v 1. test, try out, experiment with; put to the test, prove, put to trial. 2. examine, analyze, inspect, scrutinize, look over carefully; investigate, check out, inquire into, search, probe, explore; study, consider carefully, give thought to,… …

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  • 73assay — as·say …

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  • 74assay — n. a test or trial to determine the strength of a solution, the proportion of a compound in a mixture, the potency of a drug, or the purity of a preparation. See also: bioassay …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 75assay —   v.t. analyse or evaluate (ore, etc.); judge the worth of; attempt; n. such an analysis; substance analysed …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 76assay — 1. To test or evaluate. 2. The procedure for measuring the quantity of a given substance in a sample (chemically or by other means) …

    Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 77assay — An examination or test; a trial or test by analysis of ore, especially to determine gold or silver content; a comparison of weights or measures with the standards for them …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 78assay — A laboratory test to find and measure the amount of a specific substance …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 79assay — see ESSAY …

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  • 80scintillation proximity assay — Assay system in which antibody or receptor molecule is bound to a bead that will emit light when b emission from an isotope occurs in close proximity, ie. from a radioactively labelled ligand. Avoids the need for scintillant in order to measure… …

    Dictionary of molecular biology