biochemistry
/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/noun
biochemistry is spelled B-I-O-C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biochemistry means “The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biochemistry is biochemistries.
How many letters and syllables are in biochemistry?
| Letters | 12: B-I-O-C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biochemistry?
Biochemistry appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce biochemistry?
- /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/
Biochemistry has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-biochemistry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of biochemistry
- biochemistries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biochemistry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.
My aunt has a degree in biochemistry.
- 2
The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism.
The biochemistries of fungal and bacterial cells are quite distinct.
- 3
The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition.
Our study compared the biochemistries of epilepsy and Parkinson's.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biochemistry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the process:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biochimie |
| German | Biochemie |
| Portuguese | bioquímica |
| Spanish | bioquímica |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.