phytochemistry

American

[fahy-tuh-kem-uh-stree] / ˌfaɪ təˈkɛm ə stri /

noun

the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.

phytochemistry British

/ ˌfaɪtəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ /

noun

the branch of chemistry concerned with plants, their chemical composition and processes

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phytochemist

noun

Etymology

Origin of phytochemistry

First recorded in 1830–40; phyto- + chemistry

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Phytochemistry, fī-tō-kem′is-tri, n. the chemistry of plants—also Phy′tochimy.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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