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Phytochemical

adj, noun

Definitions

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

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

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.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From phyto- + chemical.

Etymology 2

From phyto- + chemical.

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