counterscreen

A screen (or screening), carried out in parallel to a primary screen, in which compounds that could interfere with the primary screen may be identified

Noun

  1. A screen (or screening), carried out in parallel to a primary screen, in which compounds that could interfere with the primary screen may be identified
    • During large-scale HTS campaigns, it is necessary to utilize counterscreen assays in order to remove false-positives and prioritize hit-compounds. - 2015 November 25, “High-Throughput Screening of Myometrial...

Origin

From counter- + screen.

Forms

counterscreens counter-screen

Verb

  1. To separate components using such a device

Forms

counterscreens counterscreening counterscreened counter-screen