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生化学 (せいかがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい化か学がく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

biochemistry

Academic field studying chemical processes within living organisms.

彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで生せい化か学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
She is majoring in biochemistry at university.
生せい化か学がくの実じっ験けんは精せい密みつさが求もと

め

られる

。

Biochemistry experiments require precision.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
化change, take the form of, influence
学study, learning, science

Similar words

化か学がく
化学 is general chemistry, while 生化学 specifically refers to the chemistry of living organisms.
生せい物ぶつ学がく
生物学 is biology broadly; 生化学 focuses on the molecular and chemical underpinnings of biological processes.

Etymology

Compound of 生 (sei, 'life') and 化学 (kagaku, 'chemistry'). A straightforward modern academic term.