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Biochemistry vs Zoochemistry - What's the difference?

biochemistry | zoochemistry |

As nouns the difference between biochemistry and zoochemistry

is that biochemistry is the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism while zoöchemistry is animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body, in distinction from biochemistry.

biochemistry

Noun

  • (uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
  • I want to study biochemistry .
  • (countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
  • The biochemistries of fungal and bacterial cells are quite distinct.
  • (countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
  • Our study compared the biochemistries of epilepsy and Parkinson's.
    The biochemistry of NO differs from that of NO2.

    zoochemistry

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    Noun

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  • Animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body, in distinction from biochemistry.