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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. uncountable
2. 2
   the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants wordnet
3. 3
   The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant. uncountable

   "The phytochemistry of mosses is very different from that of other plants."

Synonyms

All synonyms

aquiculturechemistryhydroponicsmycologyphytochemyphytology

Example

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"The phytochemistry of mosses is very different from that of other plants."

Etymology

From phyto- (“plant”) + chemistry.

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