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bioassay definition

☆ bio·as·say (bī′ō as′ā)

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

Etymology: bio- + assay

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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