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Ames test

American  

noun

  1. a test that exposes a strain of bacteria to a chemical compound in order to determine the mutagenic potential of the compound.

Ames test British  
/ eɪmz /

noun

  1. a method of preliminary screening for carcinogens, based on their ability to cause mutations in bacteria

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Etymology

Origin of Ames test

1975–80; after U.S. biochemist Bruce N. Ames (born 1928), who developed the test

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