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phytochemistry
[ fahy-tuh-kem-uh-stree ]
noun
- the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
phytochemistry
/ ˌfaɪtəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ /
noun
- the branch of chemistry concerned with plants, their chemical composition and processes
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Derived Forms
- ˌphytoˈchemist, noun
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Other Words From
- phyto·chemist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phytochemistry1
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Example Sentences
There's also phytochemistry and botany, and there are all of these kinds of tangential areas of study that are in the sciences that overlap with herbalism.
From Salon
Tien-chioh Tso, a slight, bespectacled Chinese man, had immigrated to the U.S. to accept a fellowship at Pennsylvania State University, where he pursued a graduate degree in phytochemistry and agronomy.
From BusinessWeek
Tu's detractors, however, point out that using ether and other low boiling point solvents to extract active ingredients from plants is standard phytochemistry.
From Science Magazine
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