biochemical

adj
/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

Etymology

From bio- + chemical.

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to biochemistry

  2. characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms

    • In view of this biochemical diversity, the possibilities of interspecies hybridization in this genus are very interesting and worthy of attention.
  3. A chemical substance derived from a biological source.

    • Dr. Gwaltney sent nasal secretions from 40 volunteers with colds to Dr. Proud and Dr. Naclerio, who tested the secretions for the presence of these biochemicals.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biochemical. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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