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biochemistry
The science that deals with chemical processes in living organisms and the chemical foundations of life. It is a subfield of biology and chemistry.
Im Studium der Biochemie lernt man viel über Proteine, Enzyme und den Stoffwechsel.
In biochemistry studies, you learn a lot about proteins, enzymes, and metabolism.
The word is a combination of 'Bio-', which comes from the Greek word for 'life', and 'Chemie' (chemistry). So 'Biochemie' (biochemistry) is literally the 'chemistry of life'.
Die Entdeckung der DNA war ein Meilenstein für die Biochemie.
The discovery of DNA was a milestone for biochemistry.
As an academic subject, 'Biochemie' (biochemistry) is often combined with verbs like 'studieren' (to study) or 'forschen' (to do research). People also say 'Fach Biochemie' (the subject of biochemistry).
Sie hat sich entschieden, an der Universität Biochemie zu studieren.
She decided to study biochemistry at the university.
The related adjective is 'biochemisch' (biochemical). It is used to describe processes, reactions, or properties that have to do with this science.
Der Stoffwechsel ist ein komplexer biochemischer Vorgang im Körper.
Metabolism is a complex biochemical process in the body.
chemistry
'die Chemie' and 'die Biochemie' are closely related because both have to do with substances and chemical processes. 'Chemie' is the general subject dealing with substances, their properties, and reactions. 'Biochemie' is more specific: it studies chemical processes in living organisms, for example in cells or in the body. The words can be confused because biochemistry is a subfield of chemistry and also belongs to biology. When it is generally about substances, you say 'Chemie'. When it is about chemical processes in living things, 'Biochemie' is more precise.
Im Studium lernt ihr Biochemie, wenn ihr verstehen wollt, wie Zellen Energie gewinnen.
In your studies, you learn biochemistry if you want to understand how cells produce energy.
Chemie ist für das Projekt wichtig, weil wir verschiedene Materialien testen.
Chemistry is important for the project because we are testing different materials.