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immunoassay

noun, verb — 2 senses

immunoassay

noun

Etymology From immuno- + assay.

1

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:
Derived terms
bioimmunoassay, chemoimmunoassay, electroimmunoassay, enzymoimmunoassay, fluoroimmunoassay, immunoassayable, luminoimmunoassay, metalloimmunoassay, nanoimmunoassay, radioimmunoassay

immunoassay

verb

Etymology From immuno- + assay.

1

To carry out such a test.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.