Dictionary entry details
• ASSAY (noun)
Meaning:
An appraisal of the state of affairs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
assay; check
Context examples:
they made an assay of the contents / a check on its dependability under stress
Hypernyms ("assay" is a kind of...):
appraisal; assessment (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assay"):
countercheck; double check (something that checks the correctness of a previous check)
Apgar score (an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness)
paternity test (a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be)
stress test (a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress)
Meaning:
A substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("assay" is a kind of...):
matter; substance (that which has mass and occupies space)
Meaning:
A written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("assay" is a kind of...):
report; study; written report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group)
Meaning:
A quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("assay" is a kind of...):
run; test; trial (the act of testing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assay"):
ELISA; enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay (an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria))
immunohistochemistry (an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase))
diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)
bio-assay; bioassay (appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard)
• ASSAY (verb)
Meaning:
Analyze (chemical substances)
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "assay" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "assay"):
bioassay (subject to a bio-assay)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make an effort or attempt
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
attempt; essay; try; assay; seek
Context examples:
He tried to shake off his fears / The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps / The police attempted to stop the thief / He sought to improve himself / She always seeks to do good in the world
Hypernyms (to "assay" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "assay"):
pick up the gauntlet; take a dare (be dared to do something and attempt it)
fight; struggle (make a strenuous or labored effort)
give it a try; have a go (make an attempt at something)
grope (search blindly or uncertainly)
endeavor; endeavour; strive (attempt by employing effort)
give it a try; give it a whirl (try)
adventure; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take chances (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome)
lay on the line; put on the line; risk (expose to a chance of loss or damage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They assay to move
