biochemistry

noun/ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪstri/

Frequency rank: #8,928 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the branch of science concerned with the chemical processes occurring within living organisms.

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Example sentence

She decided to major in biochemistry because she wanted to understand how living cells produce energy.

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