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biochemical

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B AY2 OW0 K EH1 M AH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adj

Meaning 1

of, or relating to biochemistry

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A chemical substance derived from a biological source.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: biomatter

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

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 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 chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English biochemical From bio- + chemical.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: bioquímicu — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Belarusian: біяхімі́чны (bijaximíčny) — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Catalan: bioquímic — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Czech: biochemický — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Dutch: biochemisch — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Finnish: biokemiallinen — of or relating to biochemistry
  • French: biochimique — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Galician: bioquímico — of or relating to biochemistry
  • German: biochemisch — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Hungarian: biokémiai — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Ido: biokemiala — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Irish: bithcheimiceach — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Italian: biochimico — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Polish: biochemiczny — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Portuguese: bioquímico — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Romanian: biochimic — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Russian: биохими́ческий (bioximíčeskij) — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Serbo-Croatian: biokemijski — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Spanish: bioquímico — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Turkish: biyokimyasal — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Ukrainian: біохімі́чний (bioximíčnyj) — of or relating to biochemistry
  • Asturian: bioquímicu — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Belarusian: біяхімі́чны (bijaximíčny) — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Catalan: bioquímic — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Esperanto: biokemia — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Finnish: biokemiallinen — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • French: biochimique — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • German: biochemisch — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Hungarian: biokémiai — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Irish: bithcheimiceach — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Italian: biochimico — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Polish: biochemiczny — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Portuguese: bioquímico — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Serbo-Croatian: biokemijski — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Spanish: bioquímico — involving chemical processes in living organisms
  • Ukrainian: біохімі́чний (bioximíčnyj) — involving chemical processes in living organisms
Real reading context

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