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biotransformation

noun

Etymology

From bio- + transformation.

  1. derived from trānsfōrmātiō
  2. inherited from transformacioun
  3. prefixed as biotransformation — “bio + transformation”

Definitions

  1. The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by…

    The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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