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assay

[a-sey, as-ey, a-sey] / æˈseɪ, ˈæs eɪ, æˈseɪ /
NOUN
analysis
Synonyms
STRONG
appraisal assessment estimation evaluation examination inspection investigation measurement rating survey test trial valuation
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance neglect
VERB
analyze
Synonyms
STRONG
appraise apprise assess check estimate evaluate examine eyeball inspect investigate measure peg prove rate read see size survey test try valuate value weigh
WEAK
check out size up
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore neglect

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To measure individual circadian phases, Prof. Dr. Achim Kramer developed the BodyTime assay.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

Dash, whose team includes former software engineers from Moderna, automates common laboratory tests such as Elisa, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, which is used for tasks such as evaluating a drug’s safety and efficacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 23, 2025

We set up an inhibition assay in test tubes.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

In contrast, the newly developed tetraplex assay by UF/IFAS scientists can identify DNA traces of these snakes even weeks after they have left an area.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

By the mast pond, where the great spars of ships lay refracted, we saw a little girl with a bucket, a vain and minute assay at extinguishing the flames.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.