ASSAY

Assay

An assay is an investigative procedure in laboratory medicine, pharmacology, environmental biology, and molecular biology for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence or amount or the functional activity of a target entity which can be a drug or biochemical substance or a cell in an organism or organic sample. The measured entity is generally called the analyte, or the measurand or the target of the assay. The assay usually aims to measure an intensive property of the analyte and express it in the relevant measurement unit .

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assay

Noun

  1. Trial, attempt, essay.
  2. Examination and determination; test.
  3. The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
  4. Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
  5. Tested purity or value.
  6. The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
  7. The alloy or metal to be assayed.

Verb

  1. To attempt (something).
  2. To try, attempt ( do something).
  3. To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.).
  4. To test the abilities of (someone) in combat; to fight.
  5. To affect.
  6. To try tasting, as food or drink.


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