English Explanatory Dictionary

biochemistry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.
  2. The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism.
  3. The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition.

Pronunciation

/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biochemistry.wav

Word forms

biochemistry biochemistries

Etymology

From bio- + chemistry.

Related words

biochemical biochemically biochemist bioscience biotech biotechnology mbio microbiology molbio molecular biology orgo organic chemistry physiology biochem

Derived words

autobiochemistry clinical biochemistry geobiochemistry glycobiochemistry metallobiochemistry neurobiochemistry photobiochemistry physiobiochemistry soil biochemistry xenobiochemistry
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary