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counterscreens

counterscreens is the plural of counterscreen.

Meaning of counterscreen

Noun

counterscreen (plural counterscreens)

  1. A screen (or screening), carried out in parallel to a primary screen, in which compounds that could interfere with the primary screen may be identified
    • During large-scale HTS campaigns, it is necessary to utilize counterscreen assays in order to remove false-positives and prioritize hit-compounds.2015 November 25, “High-Throughput Screening of Myometrial Calcium-Mobilization to Identify Modulators of Uterine Contractility”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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Questions about counterscreens

What is counterscreens the plural of?
Counterscreens is the plural of counterscreen.

Words near counterscreens in the dictionary

  1. counterscientific
  2. counterscoff
  3. counterscoffs
  4. counterscreen
  5. counterscreened
  6. counterscreens
  7. counterscrutiny
  8. countersea
  9. counterseal
  10. countersealed
  11. countersealing

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