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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To carry out such an analysis.
2. 2
   subject to a bio-assay wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bio assaybio-assay

Etymology

From bio- + assay.

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