IMMUNOASSAY

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


Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

immunoassay (third-person singular simple present immunoassays, present participle immunoassaying, simple past and past participle immunoassayed)

To carry out such a test.

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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