bioassayableadj.
/ˌbʌɪəʊəˈseɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊəˈseɪəb(ə)l/ Biochemistry.
That can be measured by bioassay.
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1950 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 43 449 DDT may be interfering with the normal metabolism of cells in the periphery of the insect to cause them to secrete a toxin which is bioassayable in more centrally located tissue and the haemolymph.
1975 Nature 26 June 1735/1 The bioassayable hormone in the neurohypophysis may not always bear a constant relationship to the content of neurophysins.
1994 D. Tulchinsky & A. B. Little Maternal–Fetal Endocrinol. (ed. 2) xii. 230/2 By 9 weeks' gestation, the human fetal pituitary gland contains bioassayable corticotropic activity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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