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
Dowd most famously assayed the brutal Aunt Lydia in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” for which she won an Emmy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
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
Alice Braga will play the central role assayed in the original by Kate del Castillo, now known for her role as the fixer in the infamous El Chapo-Sean Penn interview.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2016
A sloop’s crew assayed flight in their longboat, but they were overtaken.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
