phytochemistry
noun
the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
phytochemist
-
a word derived from
phytochemistry.
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“The kind of evolution that happens in living things gives rise to unusual chemistry that is not straightforward to synthesize,” says Simon Gibbons, a medicinal phytochemist at University College London.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2016
