biochemical
adjective
bio·chem·i·cal
ˌbī-ō-ˈke-mi-kəl 
1
: of or relating to biochemistry
2
: characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical reactions in living organisms
a biochemical defect in the brain
biochemical
noun
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Humans can improve on this biochemical process to help the planet.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Two years later, Mr. Moreira obtained his Ph.D. in chemical and biochemical engineering, also from Penn.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
Enzymes are protein catalysts that enable and regulate biochemical reactions.
—Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
An organelle, not a symbiote All of these properties—the coordinated replication, the biochemical specialization, the existence of a system for importing proteins—are features of organelles, not endosymbiosis.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Two years later, Mr. Moreira obtained his Ph.D. in chemical and biochemical engineering, also from Penn.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
Enzymes are protein catalysts that enable and regulate biochemical reactions.
—Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
An organelle, not a symbiote All of these properties—the coordinated replication, the biochemical specialization, the existence of a system for importing proteins—are features of organelles, not endosymbiosis.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
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biochemical
adjective
bio·chem·i·cal
-ˈkem-i-kəl
1
: of or relating to biochemistry
2
: characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical reactions in living organisms
biochemical abnormalities
biochemical processes
biochemical
noun
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