biochemical

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ chemical.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

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Adjective

biochemical (not comparable)

1. of, or relating to biochemistry
2. characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
   • 1985, John F. Peberdy, Lajos Ferenczy, Fungal Protoplasts, CRC Press, page 259:

     In view of this biochemical diversity, the possibilities of interspecies hybridization in this genus are very interesting and worthy of attention.

Derived terms

• abiochemical
• autobiochemical
• biochemically
• biochemical oxygen demand
• biochemical pregnancy
• clinicobiochemical
• electrobiochemical
• geobiochemical
• glycobiochemical
• hematobiochemical
• immunobiochemical
• mechanobiochemical
• microbiochemical
• neurobiochemical
• nonbiochemical
• pathobiochemical
• photobiochemical

Translations

of or relating to biochemistry

• Asturian: bioquímicu
• Belarusian: біяхімі́чны (bijaximíčny)
• Catalan: bioquímic
• Czech: biochemický (cs)
• Dutch: biochemisch (nl)
• Finnish: biokemiallinen (fi)
• French: biochimique (fr)
• Galician: bioquímico (gl)
• German: biochemisch (de)
• Hungarian: biokémiai (hu)
• Ido: biokemiala (io)
• Irish: bithcheimiceach
• Italian: biochimico (it)
• Polish: biochemiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: bioquímico
• Russian: биохими́ческий (ru) (bioximíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: biokemijski (sh)
• Spanish: bioquímico
• Turkish: biyokimyasal (tr)
• Ukrainian: біохімі́чний (uk) (bioximíčnyj)

involving chemical processes in living organisms

• Asturian: bioquímicu
• Belarusian: біяхімі́чны (bijaximíčny)
• Catalan: bioquímic
• Esperanto: biokemia
• Finnish: biokemiallinen (fi)
• French: biochimique (fr)
• German: biochemisch (de)
• Hungarian: biokémiai (hu)
• Irish: bithcheimiceach
• Italian: biochimico (it)
• Polish: biochemiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: bioquímico
• Serbo-Croatian: biokemijski (sh)
• Spanish: bioquímico
• Ukrainian: біохімі́чний (uk) (bioximíčnyj)

Noun

biochemical (plural biochemicals)

1. A chemical substance derived from a biological source.

   Hypernym: biomatter

   • 1987 October 6, Gina Kolata, “Clever Strategy Shows Promise Against Colds”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• biochemical warfare