immunoassay, immunochemical assay
(noun) identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; “PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
immunoassay (third-person singular simple present immunoassays, present participle immunoassaying, simple past and past participle immunoassayed)
To carry out such a test.
Source: Wiktionary
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
