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phytic

phytic adjective: relating to phytic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

phytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to phytic acid or its derivatives
    • Phytate or phytic acid is a main storage form of phosphate and is ubiquitously distributed in plant foods, especially cereal grains and legumes.2015, Cuong D. Tran et al., “The Potential for Zinc Stable Isotope Techniques and Modelling to Determine Optimal Zinc Supplementation”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

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Phrases with phytic

Questions about phytic

What does phytic mean?
Phytic means relating to phytic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is phytic?
Phytic is an adjective.

Words near phytic in the dictionary

  1. phytaspase
  2. phytaspases
  3. phytate
  4. phytates
  5. phytelephantoid
  6. phytic
  7. phytic acid
  8. phytivorous
  9. phyto
  10. phyto-
  11. phyto-estrogenic

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