biochemical

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bi·o·chem·is·try

(bī′ō-kĕm′ĭ-strē)

1. The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms; biological chemistry; physiological chemistry.

2. The chemical composition of a particular living system or biological substance: viral biochemistry.

bi′o·chem′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj. & n.

bi′o·chem′i·cal·ly adv.

bi′o·chem′ist n.

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Adj.

biochemical - of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms

Translations

كيميائي حَيَوي

biochemický

biokemisk

biochemisch

biochimique

biokemijski

biokémiai

lífefnafræîilegur

biokjemisk

biochemický

biokimyasal

生物化学的

biochemical

[ˈbaɪəʊˈkemɪkəl] ADJ → bioquímico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

biochemical

[ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪk^əl] adj [change, reaction, mechanism] → biochimique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

biochemical

[ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪk/əl] adj → biochimico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

biochemistry

(baiəˈkemistri) noun

the chemistry of living things. He is studying the biochemistry of the blood; (also adjective) a biochemistry lecture.

ˌbioˈchemical (-mikəl) adjective

ˌbioˈchemist noun

bi·o·chem·i·cal

a. bioquímico-a, rel. a la bioquímica.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

biochemical

adj bioquímico

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Interest of military forces and law enforcement agencies in non-lethal biochemical weapons has witnessed tremendous development in the recent past as progress in technology in science has appeared to provide the assurance of innovative non-lethal weapons, used in a wide variety of militarily and politically threatening situations.

Non-lethal Biochemical Weapons Market Offering Trends, Share, Size, Growth Until the End of 2024

Summary: Interest of military forces and law enforcement agencies in non-lethal biochemical weapons has witnessed tremendous development in the recent past as progress in technology in science has appeared to provide the assurance of innovative non-lethal weapons, used in a wide variety of militarily and politically threatening situations.

Non-lethal Biochemical Weapons Market Offering Trends, Share, Size, Growth Until the End of 2024

The aim of this study was to assess biochemical markers of rabbit amniotic fluid during fetal growth stage of successful pregnancy.

Biochemical Attributes of Amniotic Fluid during Fetal Growth Stage of Successful Pregnancy in Rabbits

WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-third of patients with primary biliary cholangitis who had had an inadequate response to ursodeoxycholic acid alone achieved a complete biochemical response with the addition of bezafibrate to treatment, according to a study published online June 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Addition of Bezafibrate Beneficial in Primary Biliary Cholangitis; Complete biochemical response in 31 percent of patients unresponsive to ursodeoxycholic acid alone

Objective: To identify correlation between biochemical parameters of nutritional status with disease severity in HCV related liver cirrhosis in patients attending tertiary care hospital.

To determine correlation between biochemical parameters of nutritional status with disease severity in HCV related liver cirrhosis

Which of the following are the expected biochemical reactions for B.

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Biochemical Adaptation: Response to Environmental Challenges From Life's Origins to the Anthropocene

In a population-based screening for type 2 diabetes, although biochemical hypoglycemia is not a common finding on oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs), it really exists in some subjects.

Associated Factors with Biochemical Hypoglycemia during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in a Chinese Population

Burnaby, Canada, May 15, 2015 --(PR.com)-- According to a recently published TechSci Research report “Global Biochemical Sensors Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020,” the market for biochemical sensors is projected to reach USD23.3 billion by 2020.

Global Biochemical Sensors Market to Reach USD23.3 Billion by 2020 Says TechSci Research

The same biochemical pathway the molecule acts on might one day be targeted in humans to improve memory, according to the senior author of the study, Peter Walter, PhD, UCSF professor of biochemistry and biophysics and a Howard Hughes Investigator.