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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke