chemotaxonomy

American  

[kee-moh-tak-son-uh-mee, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊ tækˈsɒn ə mi, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

Biochemistry, Biology.

1. the identification and classification of organisms by comparative analysis of their biochemical composition.

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Other Word Forms

• chemotaxonomist
  noun
• chemotaxonomic
  adjective
• chemotaxonomical
  adjective
• chemotaxonomically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of chemotaxonomy

First recorded in 1960–65; chemo- + taxonomy