English dictionary · noun
biochem
Biochemistry (science or industry).
Meaning and definitions
- Biochemistry (science or industry).
Connected roots
- bio-
life
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- biology
the study of living organisms
- biography
an account of a person's life written by someone else
- antibiotic
a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms
- biotech
Biotechnology.
- bionic
Related to bionics.
- biosphere
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
- symbiosis
interaction between two different organisms living in close association
- biotic
Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
- biofilm
A structured community of microorganisms, such as bacteria, that adhere to a surface and are embedded in a self-produced protective matrix of mucuslike extracellular material.
- biogenesis
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
- biotechnological
Of or pertaining to biotechnology.
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