biochemistry

[ bahy-oh-kem-uh-stree ]

/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈkɛm ə stri /

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noun

the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.

the chemistry of living matter.

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Origin of biochemistry

First recorded in 1880–85; bio- + chemistry

OTHER WORDS FROM biochemistry

bi·o·chem·i·cal

[bahy-oh-kem-i-kuhl], /ˌbaɪ oʊˈkɛm ɪ kəl/, adjective, nounbi·o·chem·ic, adjectivebi·o·chem·ist, noun

Words nearby biochemistry

biocentric, biocentrism, biochemical, biochemical oxygen demand, biochemical pathways, biochemistry, biochip, biocide, bioclastic, bioclean, bioclimatic

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How to use biochemistry in a sentence

Neuroscientists use neuroimaging, genetics, biochemistry, machine learning, behavioral studies, and more to understand the molecular and environmental causes.
Eight ways scientists are unwrapping the mysteries of the human brain|Hannah Thomasy|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The result bears out a theory that one author, Joseph Nagyvary, an emeritus biochemistry professor at Texas A&M, has been pursuing for decades.
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Four of the six most abundant elements in the universe—carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen—also happen to be crucial players in biochemistry.
Fermi Paradox: Here’s What an Alien Civilization Settling the Galaxy Looks Like|Jason Dorrier|June 27, 2021|Singularity Hub
During the period when biochemistry could have first got underway—some 100 million years after the Big Bang—the heaviest elements were woefully scarce as the first generations of stars forged new atomic nuclei.
A Wrinkle in Nature Could Lead to Alien Life - Issue 99: Universality|Caleb Scharf|April 21, 2021|Nautilus

There is also potential for the effect of the tiniest of variations in fundamental constants to be hugely amplified through the extraordinary complexities and dependencies of known biochemistry and evolutionary change.
A Wrinkle in Nature Could Lead to Alien Life - Issue 99: Universality|Caleb Scharf|April 21, 2021|Nautilus
On leaving the Navy, Shulgin returned to Berkeley, where he earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry.
The Week in Death: Alexander Shulgrin, Who Synthesized the Drug Ecstasy|The Telegraph|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We evolved from a common ancestor, and inherited much of the same biochemistry—along with its weaknesses.
‘Zoobiquity’: What Animals Can Teach Us About Our Health|Carl Zimmer|June 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They often tell a story about my uncle Isam, a talented biochemistry professor at a prominent Egyptian university.
Egypt Revolt: American Dreams of Cairo|Kareem Saleh|January 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Several calves were born, and seemed to be doing well; the biochemistry of Tanith and Khepera were safely alike.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
Biochemistry came into being and, with Liebig as foster-parent, grew into modern Physiology.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
Completing work on his Master's in biochemistry at Cambridge when the Spanish show started.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
It didn't bother me, because there wasn't a student in my three classes who knew any more biochemistry than a baboon.
Revenge|Arthur Porges
Besides, the appended lab notes will easily convince a few key men in biochemistry; and they'll confirm me.
Revenge|Arthur Porges

British Dictionary definitions for biochemistry

biochemistry

/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ) /

noun

the study of the chemical compounds, reactions, etc, occurring in living organisms

Derived forms of biochemistry

biochemical, adjectivebiochemically, adverbbiochemist, noun

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Scientific definitions for biochemistry

biochemistry

[ bī′ō-kĕm′ĭ-strē ]

The scientific study of the chemical composition of living matter and of the chemical processes that go on in living organisms.

Cultural definitions for biochemistry

biochemistry

The study of the structure and interactions of the complex organic molecules (see also organic molecule) found in living systems.