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assay

[a-sey, as-ey, a-sey] / æˈseɪ, ˈæs eɪ, æˈseɪ /
NOUN
analysis
Synonyms
STRONG
appraisal assessment estimation evaluation examination inspection investigation measurement rating survey test trial valuation
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance neglect
VERB
analyze
Synonyms
STRONG
appraise apprise assess check estimate evaluate examine eyeball inspect investigate measure peg prove rate read see size survey test try valuate value weigh
WEAK
check out size up
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore neglect

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The liver fibrosis assay described in the study remains a prototype and has not yet been introduced as a clinical test.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Using an assay created by the Crick researchers, they confirmed that these compounds successfully blocked the RAS-PI3K interaction but still allowed PI3K to perform its other roles, including those related to insulin signaling.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

Dash, whose team includes former software engineers from Moderna, automates common laboratory tests such as Elisa, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, which is used for tasks such as evaluating a drug’s safety and efficacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 23, 2025

We set up an inhibition assay in test tubes.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

How can one assay the total impact of the unprecedented calamity that gave rise to the world we live in?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.