Determine the accuracy of bacterial experiment (9)
I believe the answer is:
calibrate
'determine' is the definition.
(I know that calibrate is a more specific form of measure)
'accuracy of bacterial experiment' is the wordplay.
'bacterial' can be anagrammed to 'CALIBRATE'.
Though, I'm unsure how this is indicated.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for calibrate that I've seen before include "Mark (a gauge) with a scale of readings" , "Mark a scale to use in taking readings" , "Mark the scale of a measuring instrument" , "Correlate instrument readings with a standard to check accuracy" , "Check range" .)