phytochemical
Adjective
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Adjective
phytochemical (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the chemistry of plants. [from 19th c.]
- 1985, Wade Davis (anthropologist), The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 87:
- The plants used belonged to botanical families known to have little phytochemical significance.
- 1985, Wade Davis (anthropologist), The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 87:
phytochemical (plural phytochemicals)
- Any chemical substance characteristic of plants.
- Any chemical or nutrient derived from a plant source; a phytonutrient.
- Spanish: fitoquímico
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