Definition of phytochemistry in English:
phytochemistry
noun fʌɪtəʊˈkɛmɪstriˌfaɪdoʊˈkɛməstri
mass nounThe branch of chemistry concerned with plants and plant products.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the laboratory of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, we are studying natural products chemistry.
- Phytochemistry, or the chemistry of plants, one of the early subdivisions of organic chemistry, has been of great importance in the identification of plant substances of medicinal importance.
Derivatives
noun
A multidisciplinary team of pharmacognosists, phytochemists and pharmacologists was involved in preparing this monograph.
Example sentencesExamples
- MNL scientists included phytochemists Neil Robinson, Felicity Currie, Zahid Latif, and the late Maria In's Chicarelli-Robinson, natural products chemist and managing director at MNL.
Definition of phytochemistry in US English:
phytochemistry
nounˌfīdōˈkeməstrēˌfaɪdoʊˈkɛməstri
The branch of chemistry concerned with plants and plant products.
Example sentencesExamples
- Phytochemistry, or the chemistry of plants, one of the early subdivisions of organic chemistry, has been of great importance in the identification of plant substances of medicinal importance.
- In the laboratory of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, we are studying natural products chemistry.