| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| biochemistry |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bi·o·chem·is·try |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b   -k m  -str |
| NOUN: | 1. The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms; biological chemistry; physiological chemistry. 2. The chemical composition of a particular living system or biological substance: viral biochemistry. | | OTHER FORMS: | bio·chemi·cal (--k l) —ADJECTIVE & NOUN
bio·chemi·cal·ly —ADVERB
bio·chemist —NOUN
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