phytochemistry

/ˌˈfɪdoʊˌkɛməstri/
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Definitions of phytochemistry
  1. noun
    the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants
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    type of:
    organic chemistry
    the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
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