Biochemistry

[baɪə(ʊ)'kemɪstrɪ] or ['baɪo'kɛmɪstri]

Definition

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

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Definition

(n.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

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