Assay
noun
A test to find something's quality or contents.
The gold was sent for assay to determine its purity
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- conduct an assay
- assay results
verb
To test something to find out what it contains or what its quality is.
The ore is assayed to determine the gold content
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- assay a sample
- assay a material
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Technical
verb
To attempt or try to do something.
He assayed a smile, but it didn't look sincere
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- assay a task
- assay a bit
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Literary
noun
A record of past events or performance.
The assay of the medieval kings provides insight into that era
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- assay of history
- assay of events
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Formal
Academic
noun
A test to find something's quality or contents.
The gold was sent for assay to determine its purity
Often appears as...
- conduct an assay
- assay results
verb
To test something to find out what it contains or what its quality is.
The ore is assayed to determine the gold content
Often appears as...
- assay a sample
- assay a material
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To attempt or try to do something.
He assayed a smile, but it didn't look sincere
Often appears as...
- assay a task
- assay a bit
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A record of past events or performance.
The assay of the medieval kings provides insight into that era
Often appears as...
- assay of history
- assay of events
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/2Scientific Precision
Used when precision is important, often in a scientific or technical context.
Before marketing the medicine, an assay of its components was crucial.
Pro Tip 2/2Metals and Minerals
Most commonly used to refer to testing metals and minerals, especially for purity.
The assay verified that the ore contained high levels of copper.
Pro Tip 1/2Scientific Precision
Used when precision is important, often in a scientific or technical context.
Before marketing the medicine, an assay of its components was crucial.
Pro Tip 2/2Metals and Minerals
Most commonly used to refer to testing metals and minerals, especially for purity.
The assay verified that the ore contained high levels of copper.
Pro Tip 1/2Scientific Precision
Used when precision is important, often in a scientific or technical context.
Before marketing the medicine, an assay of its components was crucial.
Pro Tip 2/2Metals and Minerals
Most commonly used to refer to testing metals and minerals, especially for purity.
The assay verified that the ore contained high levels of copper.
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Read Montague: What...
or playing somebody with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, we use that as a kind of biosensor, and then we use computer programs to model that person, and it gives us a kind of assay of this. Early days, and we're just beginning, we're setting up sites around the world. Here are a few of our collaborating sites.
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so microscopic compared to that that's an assay it didn't mention the glaciers over 300 glaciers hundreds and hundreds of lakes a lot of water it's just a big hole in the ground full of water how clean the water is how deep the lake is it's much more than that it's one of the clearest lakes in the world the air is
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Michael Merzenich:...
as does every infant at the time of normal, natural full-term birth. If we were to assay her perceptual abilities, they would be crude. There is no real indication that there is any real thinking going on. In fact there is little evidence that there is any cognitive ability in a very young infant.
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What we're learning from...
autism spectrum disorder or playing somebody with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder we use that as a kind of bio sensor and then we use computer programs to model that person and it gives us a kind of assay of this early days and we're just beginning we're setting up sites around the world
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How do pregnancy tests...
that will also stick to HCG on one of its five binding sites. Scientists call this type of test a sandwich assay. If HCG is present, it gets sandwiched between the AB1 enzyme and AB2, and sticks to the test zone, allowing the attached dye-activating enzyme to do its job
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David Anderson: Your...
and screen them in your assay and then find out what gene is affected in the mutation. So doing the screen, we discovered one mutant that took much longer than normal to calm down after the air puffs, and when we examined the gene that was affected in this mutation,
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Siddharthan Chandran:...
you realize that the diseased ones, which is represented in the red line, are two and a half times more likely to die than the healthy counterpart. And the crucial point about this is that you then have a fantastic assay to discover drugs,
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How we must respond to...
So we look at lab assays, animal models, and so we understand which things should be prioritized for these very quick human trials that need to be done all over the world. So the coordination on that is very complex, globally.
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A low-cost, reliable...
when I was a sophomore in high school in 16 years old I created the Ebola assay card which is a temperature independent portable rapid and visual test for Ebola for which I won the grand prize at the
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Joe DeRisi: Hunting the...
How can we investigate this flora of viruses that surround us, and aid medicine? How can we turn our cumulative knowledge of virology into a simple, hand-held, single diagnostic assay?
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Read Montague: What...
or playing somebody with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, we use that as a kind of biosensor, and then we use computer programs to model that person, and it gives us a kind of assay of this. Early days, and we're just beginning, we're setting up sites around the world. Here are a few of our collaborating sites.
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How Would You Describe...
so microscopic compared to that that's an assay it didn't mention the glaciers over 300 glaciers hundreds and hundreds of lakes a lot of water it's just a big hole in the ground full of water how clean the water is how deep the lake is it's much more than that it's one of the clearest lakes in the world the air is
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Michael Merzenich:...
as does every infant at the time of normal, natural full-term birth. If we were to assay her perceptual abilities, they would be crude. There is no real indication that there is any real thinking going on. In fact there is little evidence that there is any cognitive ability in a very young infant.
Video examples
What we're learning from...
autism spectrum disorder or playing somebody with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder we use that as a kind of bio sensor and then we use computer programs to model that person and it gives us a kind of assay of this early days and we're just beginning we're setting up sites around the world
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
that will also stick to HCG on one of its five binding sites. Scientists call this type of test a sandwich assay. If HCG is present, it gets sandwiched between the AB1 enzyme and AB2, and sticks to the test zone, allowing the attached dye-activating enzyme to do its job
Video examples
David Anderson: Your...
and screen them in your assay and then find out what gene is affected in the mutation. So doing the screen, we discovered one mutant that took much longer than normal to calm down after the air puffs, and when we examined the gene that was affected in this mutation,
Video examples
Siddharthan Chandran:...
you realize that the diseased ones, which is represented in the red line, are two and a half times more likely to die than the healthy counterpart. And the crucial point about this is that you then have a fantastic assay to discover drugs,
Video examples
How we must respond to...
So we look at lab assays, animal models, and so we understand which things should be prioritized for these very quick human trials that need to be done all over the world. So the coordination on that is very complex, globally.
Video examples
A low-cost, reliable...
when I was a sophomore in high school in 16 years old I created the Ebola assay card which is a temperature independent portable rapid and visual test for Ebola for which I won the grand prize at the
Video examples
Joe DeRisi: Hunting the...
How can we investigate this flora of viruses that surround us, and aid medicine? How can we turn our cumulative knowledge of virology into a simple, hand-held, single diagnostic assay?
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Stanley B. Prusiner
American Scientist
My three years at the NIH were critical in my scientific education. I learned an immense amount about the research process: developing assays, purifying macromolecules, documenting a discovery by many approaches, and writing clear manuscripts describing what is known and what remains to be investigated.
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John Vane
English Scientist
Plainly, when perfusate from an organ or blood from an animal is used for superfusion, substances can reach the assay tissues within a few seconds of generation or release.
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John Hersey
American Writer
It's a failure of national vision when you regard children as weapons, and talents as materials you can mine, assay, and fabricate for profit and defense.
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Stanley B. Prusiner
American Scientist
My three years at the NIH were critical in my scientific education. I learned an immense amount about the research process: developing assays, purifying macromolecules, documenting a discovery by many approaches, and writing clear manuscripts describing what is known and what remains to be investigated.
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John Vane
English Scientist
Plainly, when perfusate from an organ or blood from an animal is used for superfusion, substances can reach the assay tissues within a few seconds of generation or release.
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John Hersey
American Writer
It's a failure of national vision when you regard children as weapons, and talents as materials you can mine, assay, and fabricate for profit and defense.
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