chemotaxonomy
[kee-moh-tak-son-uh-mee, kem-oh-]
noun Biochemistry, Biology.
the identification and classification of organisms by comparative analysis of their biochemical composition.
Nearby words
- chemosurgery,
- chemosynthesis,
- chemosynthetic bacteria,
- chemotactic,
- chemotaxis,
- chemotherapeutics,
- chemotherapy,
- chemotroph,
- chemotrophic,
- chemotropism
Origin of chemotaxonomy
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