chemotaxonomicaladj.
/ˌkiːmə(ʊ)ˌtaksəˈnɒmᵻkl/, /ˌkɛmə(ʊ)ˌtaksəˈnɒmᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌkimoʊˌtæksəˈnɑmək(ə)l/, /ˌkɛmoʊˌtæksəˈnɑmək(ə)l/ Biology.
= chemotaxonomic adj.
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1963 N. A. Sørensen in T. Swain Chem. Plant Taxon. iii. 81 To some extent they [sc. acetylenic compounds] appear to fulfil one definition of useful compounds for chemotaxonomical purposes.
1965 Taxon 14 72 The four chemotaxonomical bibles run from an excellent introductory text..to a magnificent encyclopedia of chemical taxonomy.
1993 Mycol. Res. 97 254/1 Since many species of this genus contain indole derivatives it might be useful to exploit them as chemotaxonomical markers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1963- conchyliologist
- conchyliology
- conchyliometer
- conchyliometry
- conchyliomorphite
- conchylious
- conchyolin
- conciator
- concidence
- concidency
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- conciergerie
- concierges
- concile
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- conciliable
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