phytochemical

phytochemical

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
Ancient Greek φύω (phúō)
Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der.
English phyto-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.
Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.
Medieval Latin alchēmia
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Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
New Latin chēmia
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
New Latin chēmicus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English chemical
English phytochemical

    From phyto- + chemical.

    Adjective

    phytochemical (not comparable)

    1. Pertaining to the chemistry of plants. [from 19th c.]
      • 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 87:
        The plants used belonged to botanical families known to have little phytochemical significance.

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    Noun

    phytochemical (plural phytochemicals)

    1. Any chemical substance characteristic of plants.
    2. Any chemical or nutrient derived from a plant source; a phytonutrient.

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