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biochemical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English chemical English biochemical From bio- + chemical.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) of, or relating to biochemistry
  2. (not-comparable) characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
    • In view of this biochemical diversity, the possibilities of interspecies hybridization in this genus are very interesting and worthy of attention. 1985, John F. Peberdy, Lajos Ferenczy, Fungal Protoplasts, CRC Press, page 259:

Deriveds

autobiochemical · biochemical oxygen demand · glycobiochemical · biochemical pregnancy · abiochemical · biochemically · neurobiochemical · mechanobiochemical · geobiochemical · photobiochemical · clinicobiochemical · nonbiochemical · hematobiochemical · microbiochemical · pathobiochemical · electrobiochemical · immunobiochemical

Translations (36)

eo biokemia (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · ga bithcheimiceach (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · cs biochemický (of or relating to biochemistry) · pt bioquímico (of or relating to biochemistry) · tr biyokimyasal (of or relating to biochemistry) · be біяхімі́чны (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · hu biokémiai (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · pl biochemiczny (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · de biochemisch (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · ast bioquímicu (of or relating to biochemistry) · pl biochemiczny (of or relating to biochemistry) · gl bioquímico (of or relating to biochemistry) · io biokemiala (of or relating to biochemistry) · pt bioquímico (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · fr biochimique (of or relating to biochemistry) · ca bioquímic (of or relating to biochemistry) · ga bithcheimiceach (of or relating to biochemistry) · sh biokemijski (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · nl biochemisch (of or relating to biochemistry) · es bioquímico (of or relating to biochemistry) · fi biokemiallinen (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · de biochemisch (of or relating to biochemistry) · it biochimico (of or relating to biochemistry) · be біяхімі́чны (of or relating to biochemistry) · sh biokemijski (of or relating to biochemistry) · fr biochimique (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · hu biokémiai (of or relating to biochemistry) · ast bioquímicu (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · es bioquímico (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · uk біохімі́чний (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · ca bioquímic (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · ru биохими́ческий (of or relating to biochemistry) · it biochimico (involving chemical processes in living organisms) · uk біохімі́чний (of or relating to biochemistry) · ro biochimic (of or relating to biochemistry) · fi biokemiallinen (of or relating to biochemistry)

biochemical en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English chemical English biochemical From bio- + chemical.

Meanings

  1. A chemical substance derived from a biological source.
    • Dr. Gwaltney sent nasal secretions from 40 volunteers with colds to Dr. Proud and Dr. Naclerio, who tested the secretions for the presence of these biochemicals. 1987 October 6, Gina Kolata, “Clever Strategy Shows Promise Against Colds”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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Hypernyms

biomatter

Relateds

biochemical warfare