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Definitions of assay
  1. noun
    an appraisal of the state of affairs
    "they made an assay of the contents"

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  2. verb
    make an effort or attempt

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  3. verb
    analyze (chemical substances)
  4. noun
    a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
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  5. noun
    a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
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  6. noun
    a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
Definition that contains assay
  • elisa an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
  • pix a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
  • bioassay subject to a bio-assay
  • diagnostic assay an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
  • radioimmunoassay immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled
  • bone-ash cup a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
  • diagnostic test an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
  • cupel a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
  • refractory pot a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
  • chorionic villus biopsy a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
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