biochemistry
pronunciation
How to pronounce biochemistry in British English:
UK [ˌbaɪəʊˈkemɪstri]
How to pronounce biochemistry in American English:
US [ˌbaɪoʊˈkemɪstri]
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- Noun:
- the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occuring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
Word Origin
- biochemistry (n.)
- also bio-chemistry, 1857, from bio- + chemistry.
Example
- 1. Wong made it to college studying biochemistry .
- 2. Arsenic is poisonous because it so easily replaces phosphorous in our biochemistry .
- 3. As the lancet and unicef both make clear , dealing with hunger hardly requires a doctorate in the biochemistry of the human body .
- 4. His major was in biochemistry .
- 5. While rufus studied law , yvonne was getting her ph. d.in biochemistry .