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bio-assay vs immunoassay

immunoassay vs bio-assay

bio-assay and immunoassay both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bio-assay Yes No No No
immunoassay Yes No No No
As nouns, immunoassay is a hyponym of bio-assay; that is, immunoassay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bio-assay:
  • bio-assay: appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
  • immunoassay: identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen
Other hyponyms of bio-assay include immunochemical assay, pregnancy test.
bio-assay (noun) immunoassay (noun)
appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen
Difference between bio-assay and immunoassay

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