assay
verb (used with object)
to examine or analyze.
assayed
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, transformation is often assayed by incorporating an antibiotic-resistance gene in the plasmid to be transferred into the host organism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
At the Pantages, the role is assayed by Adrianna Hicks, an ensemble player in the Broadway revival who hasn’t quite made the leap to headliner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2018
By using the best of four reaction conditions, 187 additional products were produced and assayed that bound to CHK1; the colour of the dots reflects the affinity ranking of the compounds.
From Nature ● Apr. 22, 2018
He assayed characters from each of the nominated musicals and finished up in the number, in versatile style, tap dancing in a tuxedo.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2017
Again I assayed a response; this time, there was a low growl, a hideous, rasping gargle in the throat.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
