biochemistry
noun/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/
Etymology From bio- + chemistry.
1
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.
2
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:
3
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.
- Derived terms
- autobiochemistry, clinical biochemistry, geobiochemistry, glycobiochemistry, metallobiochemistry, neurobiochemistry, photobiochemistry, physiobiochemistry, soil biochemistry, xenobiochemistry
- Related terms
- biochemical, biochemically, biochemist, bioscience, biotech, biotechnology, mbio, microbiology, molbio, molecular biology, orgo, organic chemistry, physiology