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biochemical

[ bahy-oh-kem-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. Rarely biochemic. of or relating to the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter:

    Accurate biochemical results depend on maintaining the integrity of blood samples until analyses can be completed.



noun

  1. a chemical existing in or obtained from living matter, or used in processes dealing with living matter:

    All the substances mentioned are biochemicals present in the human body.

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Other Words From

  • bi·o·chem·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

With help from AI, synthetic biologists can predict how changes to one gene in a cell could affect others, and in turn, the cell’s biochemistry and behavior.

We have found a way to apply almost every kind of technology to food, from mechanization and computerization to biochemistry and genetic modification.

Instead, the team tapped into the power of machine learning and showed that even with a limited dataset, the AI was able to predict how changes to a cell’s genes can affect its biochemistry and behavior.

Imagine a tattoo that alerts you to a health problem signaled by a change in your biochemistry, or to radiation exposure that could be dangerous to your health.

Oisin Biotechnologies is pioneering a programmable gene therapy that can destroy cells based on their internal biochemistry.

The liver cells fulfill about 3,000 biochemical functions but they are massively reduced by tough connective tissue.

While taking a break from studying biochemical engineering at a bar near the University of Iowa, a modeling scout spotted Kutcher.

I may be outsourcing the raising of my children, but not because I am lazy; I have the biochemical markers of a bad mommy.

The physiologist cannot afford to lose this process from the category of chemico-vital, or biochemical manifestations.

Are mental activity, energy transformation, and transformation of matter three aspects of the same biochemical phenomenon?

Rain water more readily penetrates, carrying dissolved substances with it: biochemical decompositions also proceed.

This may be the case for some individuals for whom special diets can influence a specific biochemical imbalance.

These superficial biochemical tests support the arrangement of species as ascertained by conventional taxonomic characters.

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