bioassay
noun
bio·as·say
ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈa-ˌsā,
-a-ˈsā
: determination of the relative strength of a substance (such as a drug) by comparing its effect on a test organism with that of a standard preparation
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bioassay
noun
bio·as·say
-ˈas-ˌā, -a-ˈsā 
: determination of the relative strength of a substance (as a drug) by comparing its effect on a test organism with that of a standard preparation
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