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assay

[a-say, as-ay] / æˈseɪ, ˈæs eɪ /




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After measuring ethanol levels using an enzymatic assay, the team estimated daily alcohol intake for several nectar-feeding species based on their caloric needs.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026

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

To measure individual circadian phases, Prof. Dr. Achim Kramer developed the BodyTime assay.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026

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

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

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“With only a handful of assays outstanding, we see limited scope for the December Quarter resource update to disappoint on grade or continuity,” Shaw says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

To investigate the idea, the researchers combined biochemical and biophysical methods with high-resolution microscopy and neuron-based assays.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

The analysts expect management to continue highlighting uptake of innovative instruments and assays in areas like pathology and immunoassay through the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Further tests, including RT-qPCR, immunofluorescence, and biochemical assays, confirmed that lysosomes in these cells were indeed defective.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025

If such a haplogroup turned up in Pena’s assays, it could write a new chapter in the early history of Native Americans.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

On the other hand, transformation is often assayed by incorporating an antibiotic-resistance gene in the plasmid to be transferred into the host organism.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Tripp, as assayed by Paulson, has equal depth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021

By using the best of four reaction conditions, 187 additional products were produced and assayed that bound to CHK1; the colour of the dots reflects the affinity ranking of the compounds.

From Nature ● Apr. 22, 2018

He assayed characters from each of the nominated musicals and finished up in the number, in versatile style, tap dancing in a tuxedo.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2017

A sloop’s crew assayed flight in their longboat, but they were overtaken.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"The refined bullion is analysed to the highest levels of accuracy, on various methods of gold assaying," says James Jose, managing director at CGR.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024

The latter stands for Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus, who was a treasurer of sorts for Brutus and oversaw the minting and assaying of his coins.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023

Word reaches us that Mr. Ben Schwartz has accepted an engagement at the Paramount Studios of Hollywood, California, where he will be assaying the role of Sonic the Hedgehog.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2018

But Cult is assaying the livest of stories.

From Time ● Sep. 5, 2017

First text book on assaying Prior to 1500 A.D.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola


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