A combining form from Gr.
a. Pertaining to zoochemistry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Zoo- + chemistry. ] Animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body, in distinction from biochemistry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Zoo- + Gr. &unr_; alchemy. ] Animal chemistry; zoochemistry. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Zoo- + cyst. ] (Biol.) A cyst formed by certain Protozoa and unicellular plants which the contents divide into a large number of granules, each of which becomes a germ. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Zoo- + Gr. &unr_; red. ] (Zool.) A peculiar organic red coloring matter found in the feathers of various birds. [ 1913 Webster ]