Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


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)

  1. (chemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants.
  2. (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.

Related terms

Translations