bioinorganicadj.
/ˌbʌɪəʊɪnɔːˈɡanɪk/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnɔrˈɡænɪk/ Of or relating to both biology and inorganic chemistry; spec. designating biochemical compounds containing metal atoms (as haemoglobin, chlorophyll, etc.) and the branch of chemistry concerned with such compounds.
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mago-chemical1652
physico-chemical1664
chemico-medical1744
unorganic1775
pneumato-chemical1790
electrochemical1808
electrochemic1813
zymological1828
photochemical1858
thermochemical1871
physiochemical1881
stoicheiometrical1887
stereo-chemical1890
stoicheiometric1892
physical-chemical1896
zymotechnic1896
zymotechnical1900
photochemic1907
magnetochemical1911
immunochemical1912
radiochemical1915
topochemical1920
palaeochemical1926
cosmochemical1940
mechanochemical1943
radiation-chemical1946
sonochemical1948
stereological1963
bioinorganic1970
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1970 Science 6 Feb. 924/2 (advt.) Fellowship available..in the area of bio-inorganic chemistry.
1989 M. J. Bertrand & V. Benham in T. M. Theophanides Spectrosc. Inorg. Bioactivators iv. 347 One of the primary objectives in life sciences..is to elucidate the molecular structures of vitally important bioinorganic materials and to explore their biological activities.
1995 New Scientist 4 Mar. 45/2 It deals with all the recent advances in inorganic chemistry from fullerenes, superconductivity and catalysis to bioinorganic chemistry.
2007 L. A. D. Carlos et al. in G. Kickelbick Hybrid Materials ix. 376 Photosensitive bioinorganic compounds.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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