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Meaning of Biochemistry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi

Definitions

  1. The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.
  2. The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism.
  3. The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition.

Equivalents

Bosanski biokemija
Català bioquímica
Čeština biochemie
Cymraeg biocemeg
Dansk biokemi
Deutsch Biochemie
Ελληνικά βιοχημεία
Esperanto bioĥemio biokemio
Español bioquímica
Eesti biokeemia
Suomi biokemia
Français biochimie
Gaeilge bithcheimic
Galego bioquímica
Hrvatski biokemija
Magyar biokémia
Հայերեն կենսաքիմիա
Bahasa Indonesia biokimia
Íslenska lífefnafræði
Italiano biochimica
日本語 生化学
ქართული ბიოქიმია
한국어 생화학
Kurdî biyokîmya
Latviešu bioķīmija
Македонски биохемија
Bahasa Melayu biokimia
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဇီဝဓာတုဗေဒ
Nederlands biochemie
Polski biochemia
Português bioquímica
Română biochimie
Русский биохимия
Slovenščina biokemija
Shqip biokimi
Српски biokemija
Svenska biokemi
Kiswahili biokemia
Türkçe biyokimya
Українська біохімія

Examples

“My aunt has a degree in biochemistry.”
“The biochemistries of fungal and bacterial cells are quite distinct.”
“They [viruses] use more varied biochemistry than cellular life, storing their genetic information as both single- and double-stranded DNA as well as RNA.”
“Our study compared the biochemistries of epilepsy and Parkinson's.”
“The biochemistry of NO differs from that of NO₂.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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