biochem
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbaɪoʊˌkɛm/
- Informal
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bioquímica
- If I miss my biochem class, I'm gonna lose my scholarship.
Examples
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I'm late for biochem.
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During my internship, I learned a lot about biochem and how it applies to medicine.
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I was a biochem major when they drafted me.
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I have a biochem lab at noon.
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I even took my biochem textbook to his office to ask questions.
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Sadly, I'm thinking about my grade in biochem.
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We have anatomy, biochem, histology and embryology.
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I'm doing biochem research for a suntan lotion company.
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As a biochem major, she enjoys studying the chemical processes that occur in living organisms.
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The professor announced a new biochem course that focuses on metabolic pathways.
Synonyms
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4.2
Science that studies the chemicals and processes in living things
Surface Forms
Morphology
biochem = biochemistry (semi-transparent) = bio + chem
This is a clipped abbreviation of 'biochemistry', so the meaning is fairly recoverable but the shortening makes it less transparent than a normal compound.
Etymology
Biochem is a short form of biochemistry, built from bio- ('life') and chem- ('chemical'), like in biology and chemistry. So as a noun biochem means the subject or course that studies the chemicals and processes inside living things.