Associations to the word «Biochemistry»

Wiktionary

BIOCHEMISTRY, noun. (uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
BIOCHEMISTRY, noun. (countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
BIOCHEMISTRY, noun. (countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats