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Ames test in British English
a laboratory test for the carcinogenic potential of a substance, in which bacteria are exposed to the substance to determine whether it will cause mutations
noun: a method of preliminary screening for carcinogens, based on their ability to cause mutations in bacteria
noun: a test that exposes a strain of bacteria to a chemical compound in order to determine the mutagenic potential of the compound

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