immunoassay
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪ
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.
- 2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 179:
- An over-the-counter, pee-on-a-stick pregnancy test is an immunoassay.
Derived terms
Verb
immunoassay (third-person singular simple present immunoassays, present participle immunoassaying, simple past and past participle immunoassayed)
- To carry out such a test.