Meaning Of The Word Bioassay

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bioassay in American English
a technique for determining the power of a drug or other substance by measuring its effects on a test specimen against those of a standard substance
noun: determination of the biological activity or potency of a substance, as a vitamin or hormone, by testing its effect on the growth of an organism
transitive verb: to subject to a bioassay

bioassay in British English
noun: a method of determining the concentration, activity, or effect of a change to substance by testing its effect on a living organism and comparing this with the activity of an agreed standard
verb: to subject to a bioassay

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