zoochemistryhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoochemistry_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoochemistry, n.
Revised 2017

zoochemistrynoun

  1. 1835–
    The biochemistry of animals.
    1. 1835
      Chemistry, pharmacy, and zoochemistry; two courses per semester.
      Quarterly Journal Education vol. 10 225
    2. 1898
      The animal organism is a chemical laboratory engaged..in building up more complex substances and tearing them down.., and this is metabolism, or zoöchemistry.
      J. W. Powell, Truth & Error 80
    3. 1967
      Graduate students are currently enrolled in research programs towards the Ph.D. in zoophysiology, zoochemistry, human ecology and biomathematics.
      Arctic vol. 20 139/2
    4. 2013
      Various ‘zoo’ sciences, such as..zoochemistry (the biochemistry of solids and fluids in animal bodies).
      D. McCance, Crit. Animal Studies vi. 71

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.