생물화학

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 生物化學, from 生物 (organism) + 化學 (chemistry).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋmuɭ ɸwa̠(ː)ɦa̠k̚] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmuɭ ɸwa̠(ː)ɦa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)/ (ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saengmul hwahak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengmul hwahag
    McCune–Reischauer?saengmul hwahak
    Yale Romanization?sayngmul hwāhak

    Noun

    생물화학 • (saengmulhwahak) (hanja 生物化學)

    1. biological chemistry
      Synonym: 생화학(生化學) (saenghwahak)