bioassay n 1: appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard [syn: {bioassay}, {bio-assay}] v 1: subject to a bio-assay
bioassay \bioassay\ n. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism. [WordNet 1.5]
bioassay \bioassay\ v. 1 to subject to a bio-assay. Syn: bio-assay. [WordNet 1.5]