biochem

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noun

Biochemistry (science or industry).

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounbiochem (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableBiochemistry (science or industry).

Origin

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

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APA

biochem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biochem

MLA

“biochem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biochem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biochem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biochem.

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