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biochemical

[ bahy-oh-kem-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. Rarely biochemic. of or relating to the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter:

    Accurate biochemical results depend on maintaining the integrity of blood samples until analyses can be completed.



noun

  1. a chemical existing in or obtained from living matter, or used in processes dealing with living matter:

    All the substances mentioned are biochemicals present in the human body.

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Other Words From

  • bi·o·chem·i·cal·ly adverb

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Example Sentences

The liver cells fulfill about 3,000 biochemical functions but they are massively reduced by tough connective tissue.

While taking a break from studying biochemical engineering at a bar near the University of Iowa, a modeling scout spotted Kutcher.

I may be outsourcing the raising of my children, but not because I am lazy; I have the biochemical markers of a bad mommy.

The physiologist cannot afford to lose this process from the category of chemico-vital, or biochemical manifestations.

Are mental activity, energy transformation, and transformation of matter three aspects of the same biochemical phenomenon?

Rain water more readily penetrates, carrying dissolved substances with it: biochemical decompositions also proceed.

This may be the case for some individuals for whom special diets can influence a specific biochemical imbalance.

These superficial biochemical tests support the arrangement of species as ascertained by conventional taxonomic characters.

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