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biochem

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AY1 AH0 CH AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Biochemistry (science or industry).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Clipping of biochemistry. Analyzable as bio- (“biological”) + chem (“chemistry”) or as a clipped compound, bio(logical) chem(istry).