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Biochemistry

The scientific study of the chemistry of living matter.

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Biochemistry

bioluminescence

Biology; Biochemistry

An organism's ability to illuminate with its own body chemistry. For example, fireflies or glowing sea plankton glow in the dark. Unlike conventional light techniques, bioluminescence creates light ...

antibody

Biology; Biochemistry

any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of ...

instructions for use

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

"a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it" Essential Requirements - Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC - Annex I, 13.1: Each device must be ...

description

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

description a statement presenting something in words, from verb describe

biometal

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

A special metal composed of both organic and non-organic matters. Having skin-like flexibility and steel-like strength.

antibiosis

Biology; Biochemistry

A relationship between two organisms in which one is harmful to the other, or between an organism and an antibiotic produced by the other.

digestion

Biology; Biochemistry

Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are easily absorbed.

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