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bioassay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
bioas-say
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To carry out such an analysis.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English assay English bioassay From bio- + assay.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bioassays (plural) bioassays (present, singular) bioassaying (participle, present) bioassayed (participle, past) bioassayed (past)

Derived Forms

radiobioassay

Synonyms

bio-assay

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does bioassay mean?
The analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature.
Where does bioassay come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English assay English bioassay From bio- + assay.

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