biosensingn.
/ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌsɛnsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌsɛnsɪŋ/ 1. The measurement of physiological activity or the detection of organisms; cf. biosensor n. 1.There is some overlap with sense 2.
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1983 Sensors & Actuators 4 299 (title) Surface plasmon resonance for gas detection and biosensing.
1991 Omni Feb. 48/3 Biosensing devices serve as warning beacons, alerting troops in the field to the need to don protective clothing.
2007 D. M. Nicholson et al. in D. D. Schmorrow & L. M. Reeves Found. Augmented Cognition ii. 382 Biosensing devices commonly used in augmented cognition studies are pictured... Each of the devices allows for freedom of movement..when viewing computer generated stimuli.
2. The use of devices incorporating biologically active agents to detect the presence of particular chemicals; cf. biosensor n. 2.
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1987 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 316 47 These devices can be used in combination with immobilized enzymes to develop bioprobes or biosensing systems.
1991 M. A. Arnold in L. J. Blum & P. R. Coulet Biosensor Princ. & Applic. ix. 204 A novel biosensing scheme based on changes in the intrinsic fluorescence of enzymes.
2007 J. G. Wensveen Air Transportation (ed. 6) i. 11 Other civil business opportunities being sought include..biosensing of drugs and bomb-making chemicals.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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