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Draize test

Draize test noun: an acute toxicity test in which a small amount of the test substance is applied to the eye or skin of a restrained, conscious animal (typically an albino rabbit) which is subsequently observed.

Noun

Draize test (plural Draize tests)

  1. An acute toxicity test in which a small amount of the test substance is applied to the eye or skin of a restrained, conscious animal (typically an albino rabbit) which is subsequently observed.

Forms of Draize test

pluralDraize tests

Origin of Draize test

Developed in 1944 by American toxicologists John H. Draize and Jacob M. Spines.

Questions about Draize test

What does Draize test mean?
Draize test means an acute toxicity test in which a small amount of the test substance is applied to the eye or skin of a restrained, conscious animal (typically an albino rabbit) which is subsequently observed.
What part of speech is Draize test?
Draize test is a noun.
What is the plural of Draize test?
The plural of Draize test is Draize tests.

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