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Biochemistry

The scientific study of the chemistry of living matter.

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Biochemistry

Blood

Biology; Biochemistry

The fluid that circulates through the body of humans and other vertebrates and is pumped by the heart.

Sebum

Biology; Biochemistry

An oily substance produced by glands and in the skin of mammals that keeps the skin and hair from drying out.

Ribonucleic acid

Biology; Biochemistry

A molecule that is essential for protein synthesis process.

Aerobic

Biology; Biochemistry

Needing or using oxygen to live.Living things that can exist only in environments that contain oxygen are aerobic.

Anderogen

Biology; Biochemistry

One of the hormones that controls the physical development in males. Testosterone is an androgen.

Decay

Biology; Biochemistry

The breaking down of dead plant and animal matter by bacteria or fungi; decomposition or to be broken down into simpler chemical compounds.

Energy

Biology; Biochemistry

The ability to do work, such as the ability to move an object by pushing on it is called energy.

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