Chemicobiological

/ˌkɛmɪkoʊbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to the chemical processes that occur within living organisms; connecting chemistry with biology.

Etymology

From 'chemical' + 'biological' (from Greek bios 'life' + logia 'study' + -ical). The -ical suffix adds adjectival force to the noun 'chemicobiology.'

Kelly Says

Once scientists understood that digestion, respiration, and muscle contraction were all chemicobiological reactions, they realized that the boundary between living and non-living matter was far blurrier than anyone expected.

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