biochemistry

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From bio- +‎ chemistry

Noun

biochemistry (countable and uncountable, plural biochemistries)

  1. (uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
  2. (countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
    The biochemistries of fungal and bacterial cells are quite distinct.
  3. (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.

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