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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky