biochemical
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl/
- Specialized
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sustancia bioquímica
- Doctors can assess your health by measuring specific biochemicals in your blood.
Examples
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"We need to understand how nutrients interact with cells at a biochemical and at a genetic level.
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The sum of these secretions, the pooled product called whole saliva, is about 99 percent water, but it also comprises a diversity of biochemicals that one gland alone could not produce efficiently.
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It's also in quite a lot of medical research and quite a lot of biochemical research.
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But that's how every single biochemical step in your body takes place.
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It's given by the biochemical properties of a hydroxyapatite.
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Here, the biochemical contents of the nest are brought to the surface and exposed to both sun and air.
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Therefore, blood biochemicals should be monitored to assess the coagulation functions.
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LSU's Agricultural Center focuses on the use of plants for the production of biochemicals.
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The featured crops were energy cane and sweet sorghum, both high in biomass for use in producing biofuels and biochemicals.
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Further research is needed to identify the profiles (behavioral, physiological, and biochemical, for example) of proactive and reactive aggressive adolescents so that they may be targeted for earlier interventions.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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A molecule that living things make, like proteins or DNA
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
biochemical = biochemical (transparent) = bio + chemical
This noun is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'biochemical' to denote a substance of that type.
Etymology
Biochemical as a noun also comes from bio- ('life') and chemical ('a substance'), and a helpful way to remember it is 'a chemical made by or used in a living thing'. So a 'biochemical' is one of the substances that work inside plants, animals, or people.