Phytoextract

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An extract from a plant.

    "However, the phytoextracts are normally composed of a mixture of several ecdysones, the separation of which is often very difficult."

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove from the environment by phytoextraction. transitive

    "However, almost all removed Pb was simply washed from the soil and accumulated in the barrier, only a fraction (0.03%) of Pb was phytoextracted."

Example

More examples

"However, the phytoextracts are normally composed of a mixture of several ecdysones, the separation of which is often very difficult."

Etymology

From phyto- + extract.

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