"immunoassay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: immunoassays [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: immuno- + assay Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|immuno|assay}} immuno- + assay Head templates: {{en-noun}} immunoassay (plural immunoassays)
  1. A test for the presence of a substance using the reaction of an antibody to its antigen, making use of the high selectivity of components of biological immune systems. Derived forms: bioimmunoassay, chemoimmunoassay, radioimmunoassay
    Sense id: en-immunoassay-en-noun-lmsYRWwF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with immuno- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with immuno-: 60 40

Verb

Forms: immunoassays [present, singular, third-person], immunoassaying [participle, present], immunoassayed [participle, past], immunoassayed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: immuno- + assay Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|immuno|assay}} immuno- + assay Head templates: {{en-verb}} immunoassay (third-person singular simple present immunoassays, present participle immunoassaying, simple past and past participle immunoassayed)
  1. To carry out such a test.
    Sense id: en-immunoassay-en-verb-68pfE81C

Inflected forms

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