biochemical

biochemical

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.
English bio-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
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
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Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
New Latin chēmia
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
New Latin chēmicus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English chemical
English biochemical

    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.

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    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.
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