physicochemical
adjective
phys·i·co·chem·i·cal
ˌfi-zi-kō-ˈke-mi-kəl 
1
: being physical and chemical
2
: of or relating to chemistry that deals with the physicochemical properties of substances
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Largely speaking, stress can be divided into two camps: the psychological and the physical, also known as physicochemical stress.
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Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
The analysis leads us to conclude that abiogenesis and evolution, rather than manifesting two discrete stages in the emergence of complex life, actually constitute one single physicochemical process.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2012
To tackle this problem, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research identified a gel that closely mimics the physicochemical properties of organs that have undergone the tissue clearing process.
—Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 1 May 2020
Researchers next did tests for active infections and past exposures, probed the genetics of vaginal microbes, and looked at the physicochemical properties of vaginal fluids.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2019
All the genes together form the master DNA program, which is copied and run simultaneously in trillions of cells to achieve this miracle of physicochemical engineering.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2018
Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
The analysis leads us to conclude that abiogenesis and evolution, rather than manifesting two discrete stages in the emergence of complex life, actually constitute one single physicochemical process.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2012
To tackle this problem, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research identified a gel that closely mimics the physicochemical properties of organs that have undergone the tissue clearing process.
—Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 1 May 2020
Researchers next did tests for active infections and past exposures, probed the genetics of vaginal microbes, and looked at the physicochemical properties of vaginal fluids.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2019
All the genes together form the master DNA program, which is copied and run simultaneously in trillions of cells to achieve this miracle of physicochemical engineering.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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physicochemical
adjective
phys·i·co·chem·i·cal
ˌfiz-i-kō-ˈkem-i-kəl
1
: being physical and chemical
2
: of or relating to physical chemistry
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