immunoassay

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From immuno- +‎ assay.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

immunoassay (plural immunoassays)

  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.
    • 2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 179:
      An over-the-counter, pee-on-a-stick pregnancy test is an immunoassay.

Derived terms

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

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

  1. To carry out such a test.