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Phytochemical Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Phytochemical has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive

2

Any chemical substance characteristic of plants.

Adjective
1

Pertaining to the chemistry of plants.

See Also
limonoid phytochemically viscidone chemical phytochemicals phytosterol phytochemistry plant
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
chemical
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
carotenoid flavonoid
Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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