paleobiochemistry

[ pey-lee-oh-bahy-oh-kem-uh-streeor, especially British, pal-ee-oh- ]

noun

1. the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
2. the study of the evolution of biochemical processes.

Other Words From

• pale·o·bio·chemi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of paleobiochemistry¹

First recorded in 1950–55; paleo- ( def ) + biochemistry ( def )