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biochemistry

biochemistry

23 4.2
Science that studies the chemicals and processes in living things
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪstri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bioquímica
  • The study of biochemistry helps us understand how cells communicate and metabolize nutrients.
  • biochemistry and physiology
  • biochemistry and biology
  • biochemistry and genetics

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Examples

  • "I met a man with a Ph.D. in biochemistry the other day.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • My plan to study biochemistry lasted just about a year.

  • So we really need to change our biochemistry to stay young.

  • What, what does that look like in terms of their biochemistry and, and impact on sleep?

  • And so, but as we do that, we still have to follow the rules of biochemistry as we know it.

  • So in many ways, if you look at the biochemistry of a human being, it is the most complex chemical factory on the planet.

  • But I'm a PhD student in biochemistry at Harvard.

  • I did my undergrad in biochemistry at Imperial College London and next thing you know I'm doing a medical degree here.

  • The student wrote his biochemistry paper on emerging concepts of the neurochemistry of mental disorders.

    Academic text (1992)
  • When he graduated, he went to Rutgers, where he majored in biochemistry.

Synonyms

biochem
vsbiochemistry
  • Informal
4 3.9

The study of the chemical processes in living things

is the formal full name used in scientific contexts rather than the short form

How Specialized

neurochemistry
  • Specialized
2 5.3
biochemistry
  • Specialized
23 4.2
chemistry
219 3.0
science
2.3

Surface Forms

biochemistry singular

Morphology

biochemistry = chemistry (transparent) = bio + chemistry

The word is transparently formed as 'bio-' plus 'chemistry', meaning chemistry related to living organisms.

Etymology

Biochemistry combines bio- meaning 'life' and chemistry meaning 'the study of substances', like in biology. So biochemistry is the study of the chemicals and processes that happen inside living things.