a
ssay
Plural
assays
1
a careful examination or assessment, often used in literary, philosophical, or strategic contexts
- His essay was an assay of modern political anxieties.
- The general's report included an assay of enemy morale.
- The novel offers a subtle assay of human ambition.
- Her speech was an assay of the nation's economic health.
- The board requested an assay of the company's long-term risks.
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2
a test that measures the presence, amount, or activity of a specific substance in a sample, often used in scientific and medical research
- The laboratory performed an assay to detect the concentration of the drug in the blood sample.
- An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was conducted to measure antibody levels in the patients.
- The gold content in the ore was determined through a precise assay process.
- Assays are crucial in developing vaccines by identifying effective concentrations of antigens.
- Researchers used an assay to determine the potency of the new antibiotic.
3
a specimen submitted for testing to identify its chemical or material composition
- The technician placed the assay into the spectrometer.
- Each assay was labeled and stored for further testing.
- The lab received multiple assays from the mining site.
- The assay was contaminated, skewing the results.
- They prepared a fresh assay for the next round of analysis.