chemotaxonomyn.
/ˌkiːmə(ʊ)takˈsɒnəmi/, /ˌkɛmə(ʊ)takˈsɒnəmi/, U.S. /ˌkimoʊtækˈsɑnəmi/, /ˌkɛmoʊtækˈsɑnəmi/ Biology.
Taxonomy, esp. that of plants, based on comparative chemical analysis.
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the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > system of > specific system
maxillary system1826
tautonymy1892
cytotaxonomy1930
subtyping1937
biosystematy1941
biosystematics1943
chemotaxonomy1961
phenetics1963
morphometrics1965
pheneticism1970
1961 Chem. Abstr. 55 900 Chemotaxonomy... The significance of the hydrocyanic acid characteristic.
1974 Nature 26 Apr. 807/2 These ‘ecotypes’ can be recognised..always by the use of organic..and inorganic chemotaxonomy.
2002 E. Elisabetsky in K. Plenderleith & D. A. Posey Kayapó Ethnoecol. & Culture xiv. 159 Chemotaxonomy indicates plant families with a higher likelihood of containing certain classes of compounds.
Derivatives
chemotaˈxonomist n. a specialist in chemotaxonomy.
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1963 R. D. Gibbs in T. Swain Chem. Plant Taxon. iii. 81 Will it be a better world for the chemo-taxonomist?
1998 G. J. Blomquist et al. in R. K. Vander Meer et al. Pheromone Communication in Social Insects ii. 34 The informational content of the insect cuticle has also been exploited by scientists, as insect chemotaxonomists search for new methods to classify..hexapodous arthropods.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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