adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any chemical substance characteristic of plants.
2. 2
   a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive wordnet
3. 3
   Any chemical or nutrient derived from a plant source; a phytonutrient.

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to the chemistry of plants. not-comparable

   "The plants used belonged to botanical families known to have little phytochemical significance."

Synonyms

All synonyms

acidbasicbiochemicalbotanicbotanicalchemical

Example

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"The teachers won't approve phytochemical researches any more."

Etymology

From phyto- + chemical.

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