biochemistry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

WordNet


Bi`o*chem"is*try noun
Etymology
Gr. life + E. chemistry.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

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