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Phytochemistry
Phy′to-chem′is-try
,Noun.
[
Phyto-
+ chemistry
.] Chemistry in its relation to vegetable bodies; vegetable chemistry.
R. Hunt.
Definition 2024
phytochemistry
phytochemistry
English
Noun
phytochemistry (uncountable)
- (chemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants.
- (botany) The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant.
- The phytochemistry of mosses is very different from that of other plants.
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the scientific study of the chemicals found in plants
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