Meanings
nouncytochemistry (usually uncountable, plural cytochemistries)
plural cytochemistries
- uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
- Englishcyto-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchimia
- Middle Frenchchymie
- Frenchchimie
- Frenchchimiste
- Englishchemist
- Englishchemistry
- Englishcytochemistry
From cyto- + chemistry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 細胞化學 /细胞化学
- 細胞化學 /细胞化学 (xìbāohuàxué)the biochemistry of cells
Finnish solukemia, sytokemia
- solukemiathe biochemistry of cells
- sytokemiathe biochemistry of cells
French cytochimie
- cytochimiethe biochemistry of cells
Irish cíticeimic
- cíticeimicthe biochemistry of cells
Italian citochimica
- citochimicathe biochemistry of cells
Japanese 細胞化学
- 細胞化学 (saibō kagaku)the biochemistry of cells
Portuguese citoquímica
- citoquímicathe biochemistry of cells
Spanish citoquímica
- citoquímicathe biochemistry of cells
Tagalog silidkapnayan
- silidkapnayanthe biochemistry of cells
Cite this entry
APA
cytochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytochemistry
MLA
“cytochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytochemistry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytochemistry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytochemistry.
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