English noun: bioassay | |||
1. | bioassay (cognition) appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard | ||
Synonyms | bio-assay | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | immunoassay, immunochemical assay, pregnancy test | ||
English verb: bioassay | |||
1. | bioassay (cognition) subject to a bio-assay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assay | ||