bioassay

(bī′ō asā)

noun

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

Origin: bio- + assay

See bioassay in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Determination of the strength or biological activity of a substance, such as a drug, by comparing its effects with those of a standard preparation on a test organism.
  2. A test used to determine such strength or activity.
transitive verb bi·o·as·sayed, bi·o·as·say·ing, bi·o·as·says
To cause to undergo a bioassay.

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