biochemistn.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)ˈkɛmɪst/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛməst/, /ˌbaɪəˈkɛməst/ An expert or specialist in biochemistry; a student of biochemistry.
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1845 J. Copland Dict. Pract. Med. III. 1058/2 At a still later period, the opinions of the bio-chemists have been attempted to be restored.
1865 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 June 557/1 I felt the evidence I had to offer was not as complete as the bio-chemist of the present day demands.
1894 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 16 263 What the chemical change which can have taken place and caused this immunity may be, is one of the problems for the biochemist and physiologist to decide.
1957 Encycl. Brit. III. 591/2 Biochemists have long been interested in the chemical composition of the food of animals.
1989 R. Bell Special Calling v. 79 Dr. Lucas..introduced me to Ward Smith, a biochemist doing research on blood-alcohol levels for his Ph.D. thesis.
2000 W. Cabri & R. Di Fabio From Bench to Market i. 13 Often, the chemist is the final user of a catalyst isolated and purified by a biochemist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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