immunoassay
immunoassay noun: 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.
Noun
immunoassay (plural immunoassays)
- 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.
- An over-the-counter, pee-on-a-stick pregnancy test is an immunoassay.2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 179
Verb
immunoassay (third-person singular simple present immunoassays, present participle immunoassaying, simple past and past participle immunoassayed)
- To carry out such a test.
Forms of immunoassay
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | immunoassays |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | immunoassays |
| present participle | immunoassaying |
| past participle | immunoassayed |
| past | immunoassayed |
Origin of immunoassay
From immuno- + assay.
Words formed from immunoassay
Words that rhyme with immunoassay
Questions about immunoassay
- What does immunoassay mean?
- Immunoassay means 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.
- What part of speech is immunoassay?
- Immunoassay can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of immunoassay?
- The plural of immunoassay is immunoassays.
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