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assay

[a-sey, as-ey, a-sey] / æˈseɪ, ˈæs eɪ, æˈseɪ /




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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

In contrast, the newly developed tetraplex assay by UF/IFAS scientists can identify DNA traces of these snakes even weeks after they have left an area.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

“I’m pretty sure that it’s the same assay being used at all the sites,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

But when Montaigne used the word it meant an assay or a test.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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