| Pronunciation: | | [n]`bIowu'sey, [v]`bIow'usey
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
- [v] subject to a bio-assay
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BIOASSAY is a 8 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | assay, assay, check, immunoassay, immunochemical assay |
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - In chemistry, the determination of the concentration of a chemical by its effect on the growth of an organism under experimental conditions.
- In toxicology, the use of a live organism or cell culture to test for the presence of a chemical.
- In virology, testing a virus by finding out how infective it is for a given host.
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