biotransformation

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ transformation.

Noun

biotransformation (countable and uncountable, plural biotransformations)

  1. (biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism.

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