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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Critical biochemical variables such as amino acids, glucose, lactate and ammonia are often measured as snapshots of the process dynamics, outside the process environment, introducing delays that make real-time decision-making nearly impossible.
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Hamid Noori, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Fleming built an experimental cabinet that provided physical and biochemical support for an animal’s head severed from its body.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Oxygen, however, enables further biochemical reactions that break down pyruvate and produce another 30 molecules of ATP.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
Whereas some actual insects use pheromones as biochemical markers (or stigmergic traces), the RAnts biomimicked version is photormones – light signals – to guide the actions of their collective.
—New Atlas, 1 May 2026
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Hamid Noori, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Fleming built an experimental cabinet that provided physical and biochemical support for an animal’s head severed from its body.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Oxygen, however, enables further biochemical reactions that break down pyruvate and produce another 30 molecules of ATP.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
Whereas some actual insects use pheromones as biochemical markers (or stigmergic traces), the RAnts biomimicked version is photormones – light signals – to guide the actions of their collective.
—New Atlas, 1 May 2026
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“Biochemical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biochemical. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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