Term: zoochemistry (n)
Literally meaning: “chemistry of animal”
Origin: Anc Greek
zoo-chemistry
ζώον/zoon=a live thing, animal ⇒ζωή/zoi(=life)
χυμεία/khymeia/chymia (=cast together) > χύμα/chyma (=loose) or χυμός/chymos (=fluid, liquid) > χέειν/chein(=pour)
(-ery)>(-ry)(=word forming names denoting “art of”)>(-arius)(lat)
*uncertain
Definition
Zoochemistry is the branch of scince that deals with animal biochemistry.
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