Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biochemistry

/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: bio-chem-istry
IPA: /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism.

Countable

noun

The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition.

Countable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English chemistry English biochemistry From bio- + chemistry.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

biochemistries (plural)

Derived Forms

autobiochemistry geobiochemistry glycobiochemistry metallobiochemistry neurobiochemistry photobiochemistry physiobiochemistry psychobiochemistry xenobiochemistry

Phrases

clinical biochemistry soil biochemistry molecular biology organic chemistry

Frequently Paired Words

biochemical biochemically biochemist bioscience biotech biotechnology mbio microbiology

Rhymes With

chemistry geochemistry

Questions

How do you pronounce biochemistry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/.
What does biochemistry mean?: 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.
Where does biochemistry come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English chemistry English biochemistry From bio- + chemistry.

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