BIOCHEMISTRY

biochemistry

(noun) the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biochemistry (countable and uncountable, plural biochemistries)

(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism

(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism

(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition

Source: Wiktionary


Bi`o*chem"is*try, n. Etym: [Gr. life + E. chemistry.] (Biol.)

Definition: The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PARAMAGNET

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