biochemistry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/
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 chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English chemistry English biochemistry From bio- + chemistry.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.
My aunt has a degree in biochemistry.
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(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism.
The biochemistries of fungal and bacterial cells are quite distinct.
They [viruses] use more varied biochemistry than cellular life, storing their genetic information as both single- and double-stranded DNA as well as RNA.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 146:
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(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition.
Our study compared the biochemistries of epilepsy and Parkinson's.
The biochemistry of NO differs from that of NO₂.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| biochemistries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
geobiochemistry · clinical biochemistry · autobiochemistry · psychobiochemistry · physiobiochemistry · photobiochemistry · metallobiochemistry · glycobiochemistry · xenobiochemistry · soil biochemistry · neurobiochemistry
Relateds
biochemist · orgo · molecular biology · mbio · biotechnology · biochemically · organic chemistry · biochemical · bioscience · microbiology · molbio · physiology · biotech · biochem
Translations (116)
vi sinh hoá học (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · nan-hbl 生化學 /生化学 (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sw biokemia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sh биохе́мија (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · eu biokimika (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · yue 生物化學 /生物化学 (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · cmn 生物化學 /生物化学 (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · pl biochemia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · lt biochemija (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · km ជីវរសាយន (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · hu biokémia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · tr biyokimya (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fi biokemia (the chemical characteristics of a particular living organism) · lv bioķīmija (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ga bithcheimic (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · it biochimica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fur biochimiche (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · uk біологі́чна хі́мія (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · uk біохі́мія (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · la biochemica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · su biokimia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sk biochémia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · hsb biochemija (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · is lífefnafræði (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ru биохи́мия (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · th ชีวเคมี (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · pt bioquímica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sh biohémija (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · id kimia hayati (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ar كِيمِيَاء حَيَوِيَّة (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · af biochjemie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ia biochimia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · oc bioquimia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ro biochimii (the chemical characteristics of a particular living organism) · az biokimya (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · nn biokjemi (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fr biochimie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · lb Biochimie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · uz биокимё (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sq biokimi (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · gl bioquímica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ro biochimie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ky биохимия (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · nb biokjemi (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · hi जीवरसायन (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · eo biokemio (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · rue біохемія (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sh биоке́мија (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · vi hoá sinh học (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · lez биохимия (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · tt биохимия (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · jam bayokimischri (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · es bioquímica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sv biokemi (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · bg биохимия (the chemical characteristics of a particular living organism) · hi जैवरासायनिकी (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ta உயிர்வேதியியல் (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fa بیوشیمی (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ilo biokimika (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · hy կենսաքիմիա (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · mk биохемија (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ca bioquímica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · be біяхі́мія (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · wa biyotchimeye (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · da biokemi (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · kea biokimika (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ur حیاتی کیمیاء (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · lmo buchimica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · nl biochemie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · gv bea-kemmig (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · uz biokimyo (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · dsb biochemija (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · vep biohimii (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sah биохимия (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fa زیستشیمی (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fy biogemy (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fi biokemia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · cy biocemeg (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · gd bith-cheimigeachd (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · id biokimia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · et biokeemia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ast bioquímica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ja 生化学 (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · de Biochemie (the chemical characteristics of a particular living organism) · ka ბიოქიმია (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · gsw Biochemy (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · bg биохи́мия (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sh biokémija (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · my ဇီဝဓာတုဗေဒ (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · sl biokemija (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · tl biyokimika (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · cs biochemie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ms biokimia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · mn биохими (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · an bioquimica (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · vi hóa sinh (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · yi ביאָכעמיע (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · kaa bioximiya (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ko 생화학 (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · de Biochemie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ro biochimie (the chemical characteristics of a particular living organism) · jv biokimia (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · io biokemio (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · lad biokemika (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · el βιοχημεία (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · tg биокимиё (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · he בִּיוֹכִימְיָה (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · my ဇီဝဓာတု (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ba биохимия (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · kmr biyokîmya (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · ml ജൈവരസതന്ത്രം (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · pl biochemia (the chemical characteristics of a particular living organism) · bn প্রাণরসায়ন (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · eo bioĥemio (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · fo lívevnafrøði (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) · li biosjemie (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism)