BIOASSAY

bioassay, bio-assay

(noun) appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard

bioassay

(verb) subject to a bio-assay

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bioassay (plural bioassays)

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.

Verb

bioassay (third-person singular simple present bioassays, present participle bioassaying, simple past and past participle bioassayed)

To carry out such an analysis.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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