biochemistry

UK/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/US/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/

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Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of living things. Read biochemistry.

It sits between biology and chemistry and has produced most of modern medicine. Biochemistry is where the difference between a living thing and a chemical process gets very hard to draw.

Definitions of biochemistry

1nounbiochemistryThe study of the chemistry of living things.C1
“The whole treatment came out of biochemistry rather than any clinic.”

biochemistry is a science.

Where it comes from

From bio- + chemistry.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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biochemistry in the wild

The findings of biochemistry are applied primarily in medicine, nutrition, and agriculture.
Biochemistry
Several forms of biochemistry are agreed to be scientifically viable, but are not proven to exist at this time.
Hypothetical types of biochemistry
Modern biochemistry is considered a sub-discipline of the biological sciences, due to its increased reliance on, and training, in accord with modern molecular biology.
Biochemist
In biochemistry, an enzyme substrate is the molecule upon which an enzyme acts.
Substrate (chemistry)

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Related words

chemistry

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