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testSee testing types. test1 1. a series of questions or problems designed to test a specific skill or knowledge 2. a. a chemical reaction or physical procedure for testing a substance, material, etc. b. a chemical reagent used in such a procedure c. the result of the procedure or the evidence gained from it test2 1. the hard or tough outer covering of certain invertebrates and tunicates 2. a variant of testa Test Abraham his faith is tested when God demands the sacrifice of his son Isaac. [O.T.: Genesis 22:13] (c. 950–1000) becomes King of England by pulling sword from stone. [Arth. Legend: NCE, 159] site of contest between Elijah and Baal priests. [O.T.: I Kings 18:19–40] President Kennedy called Krushchev’s bluff, forcing dismantling of missile sites (1962). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 581–582] . testing of contemporary Job. [Am. Lit.: J.B.] tormented to test devoutness. [O.T.: Job 1, 2] medieval trial by combat or ordeal. [Eur. Hist.: Leach, 561] Confucian-based sect demands rigid tests for membership. [TV: Terrace, I, 448] noble accused of crime holds red-hot iron or walks blindfolded and barefoot over red-hot plowshares to prove his innocence. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 779] solver of riddles wins Turandot; failure brings death. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Turandot, Westerman, 367–368]
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An indirect fluorescent antibody test for the detection of antibody to swine infertility and respiratory syndrome virus in swine sera. Cat-scratch disease was initially considered for patient 2, but it was ruled out after an indirect fluorescent antibody test for B henselae was negative. NICD conducted the following laboratory tests on 2 suspected culture isolates, 2 sputum specimens, 1 lung autopsy material specimen, and 1 lung lavage sample (Table): 1) direct fluorescent antibody test for Yersinia pestis; 2) culture and bacteriophage lysis test; and 3) PCR and gene sequencing to detect Y. |
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