adj. characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
n. a chemical substance derived from a biological source
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. of or pertaining to biochemistry.
n. a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced synthetically.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to biochemistry; biochemic; also, chemicophysiological.
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adj. of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms
Word Usage
"In ongoing work to identify how genes interact with social environments to impact human health, UCLA researchers have discovered what they describe as a biochemical link between misery and death."