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noun
the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
Origin of biochemistry
First recorded in
1880–85; bio- +
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Examples from the Web for biochemical
Contemporary Examples of biochemical
The liver cells fulfill about 3,000 biochemical functions but they are massively reduced by tough connective tissue.
I may be outsourcing the raising of my children, but not because I am lazy; I have the biochemical markers of a bad mommy.
Historical Examples of biochemical
The physiologist cannot afford to lose this process from the category of chemico-vital, or biochemical manifestations.
Biochemical taxonomy of South American amphibians by means of skin amines and polypeptides.
Bacteria are supposed to have played a part in the early stage of alteration, sometimes called the biochemical stage.
Academic physicians should not dismiss this because we do not know its biochemical aspects.
They also exchange information, mainly through gestures, noises, and biochemical signals.
British Dictionary definitions for biochemicalnoun
the study of the chemical compounds, reactions, etc, occurring in living organisms
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Word Origin and History for biochemicaladj.also bio-chemical, 1851, after German biochemisch, from bio- + chemical. Related: Biochemically.
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biochemistry
[bī′ō-kĕm′ĭ-strē]
n.
The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms.
The chemical composition of a particular living system or biological substance.
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The scientific study of the chemical composition of living matter and of the chemical processes that go on in living organisms.
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