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bioassay vs immunoassay

immunoassay vs bioassay

bioassay and immunoassay both are nouns.

bioassay is a verb but immunoassay is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bioassay Yes No Yes No
immunoassay Yes No No No
As nouns, immunoassay is a hyponym of bioassay; that is, immunoassay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bioassay:
  • bioassay: 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 bioassay include immunochemical assay, pregnancy test.
bioassay (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
bioassay (verb) immunoassay (verb)
subject to a bio-assay
Difference between bioassay and immunoassay

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