n.
Pronunciation: ˌ b ī - ō - ' ke-m ə -str ē
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1881
1 : chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds and processes occurring in organisms
2 : the chemical characteristics and reactions of a particular living organism or biological substance (as chlorophyll) <a change in the patient's biochemistry >
– bio · chem · ist \ -mist \ noun