[
UK
/ɐsˈeɪ/
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[ US /ˈæsi/ ]
[ US /ˈæsi/ ]
NOUN
- a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
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an appraisal of the state of affairs
a check on its dependability under stress
they made an assay of the contents - a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
VERB
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make an effort or attempt
The police attempted to stop the thief
She always seeks to do good in the world
He sought to improve himself
He tried to shake off his fears
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps - analyze (chemical substances)
How To Use assay In A Sentence
- When the cupel shows signs of the presence of these metals in objectionable quantity, it is well to repeat the assay and scorify so as to remove them before cupellation. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.
- α, and immune complexes were subjected to in vitro kinase assays using exogenous ATP-γ32P and PI as substrates followed by fluorography. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- This was followed by a further two extractions, and the dried extract homogenized in 1 ml assay buffer for DHT analysis.
- All 79 patients were seronegative for the HIV antibody by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- MDA-MB-231 and D3H2LN cell viability was assessed using the MTT-microculture tetrazolium assay PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- In practice, animal bioassay data are often the primary data used in risk assessments. Risk assessment of chemical substances
- When the material is then sieved and the finer fraction sent to the assay furnace the gold particles could stay on the screen and be left out.
- Each serum was assayed at a 1: 2 dilution in serum diluent, in duplicate.
- After 5 days of co-culture T cell proliferation was analyzed by performing MTT (3 - [4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl] - 2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) assay (Roche Molecular Biochemicals). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The effects of aldicarb and levamisole were scored in acute paralysis assays as follows.