biochemistry
noun
bio·chem·is·try ˌbī-ō-ˈke-mə-strē 
1
: chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds and processes occurring in organisms
2
: the chemical characteristics and reactions of a particular living organism or biological substance
biochemist
ˌbī-ō-ˈke-mist
noun 
Example Sentences
advances in the field of biochemistry
Recent Examples on the Web Through subtle biochemistry, grass weaves sunlight, sugars and minerals into fibrous tissues, complete with the ability to replicate themselves until one blade covers a landscape. 
Eben Bayer, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The second hypothesis is that tissue biochemistry plays a major role. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2022 This mystery led Nick Lane, a professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London, to an unorthodox hypothesis about the origin of life. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 Huyck said there are five active projects using Measure MM money: the Heyden and two-story Student Services buildings under construction; and biochemistry, media arts and library buildings in design phases. Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022 Katherine Yao is a writer who studies molecular biochemistry and English at Yale University. Katherine Yao And Megan L. Ranney, CNN, 16 June 2022 As a scholarship student at the University of Arkansas, Hendrix earned a bachelor's in biochemistry with honors. April Wallace, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022 Trischman earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Virginia Tech and her doctorate in marine chemistry from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2022 Singh, who lives nearby in Cerritos, was a biochemistry professor at Delhi University, fleeing India shortly after riots in 1984 targeted Sikhs like him. Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2022 See More
Eben Bayer, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The second hypothesis is that tissue biochemistry plays a major role. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2022 This mystery led Nick Lane, a professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London, to an unorthodox hypothesis about the origin of life. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 Huyck said there are five active projects using Measure MM money: the Heyden and two-story Student Services buildings under construction; and biochemistry, media arts and library buildings in design phases. Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022 Katherine Yao is a writer who studies molecular biochemistry and English at Yale University. Katherine Yao And Megan L. Ranney, CNN, 16 June 2022 As a scholarship student at the University of Arkansas, Hendrix earned a bachelor's in biochemistry with honors. April Wallace, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022 Trischman earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Virginia Tech and her doctorate in marine chemistry from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2022 Singh, who lives nearby in Cerritos, was a biochemistry professor at Delhi University, fleeing India shortly after riots in 1984 targeted Sikhs like him. Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
biochemistry
noun
bio·chem·is·try -ˈkem-ə-strē
plural biochemistries
1
: chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds and processes occurring in organisms
2
: the chemical characteristics and reactions of a particular living organism or biological substance
a change in the patient's biochemistry accompanied her psychological depression