bioinorganic

[ bahy-oh-in-awr-gan-ik ]

adjective

, Biochemistry.

1. pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon ( bioorganic ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bioinorganic¹

First recorded in 1970–75; bio- + inorganic

Example Sentences

In 2017, the professor of bioinorganic chemistry published a paper on aluminium found in the brain tissue of five autistic patients that has been shared tens of thousands of times by vaccine skeptics online – despite criticism from health experts over its lack of controls and small sample size.

From The Guardian

Bioinorganic chemist Paul Walton is one of six male researchers who told Nature how they are challenging gender inequity in science.

From Nature

Bioinorganic chemist at the University of York, UK.

From Nature

Howard attended Northwestern University in Illinois, the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and the University of Houston in Texas to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and ultimately a doctorate in bioinorganic chemistry.

From Washington Times

Saito, M. A., Sigman, D. M. & Morel, F. M. M. The bioinorganic chemistry of the ancient ocean: the co-evolution of cyanobacterial metal requirements and biogeochemical cycles at the Archean–Proterozoic boundary?

From Nature