Biotransformation Definition

bīō-trănsfər-māshən
noun
The metabolizing of some substance, esp. a drug, in the body.
Webster's New World
Chemical alteration of a substance within the body, as by the action of enzymes.
American Heritage Medicine

(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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Singular:
biotransformation
Plural:
biotransformations

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