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phytoconstituent

phytoconstituent noun: any constituent of plant origin.

Noun

phytoconstituent (plural phytoconstituents)

  1. Any constituent of plant origin.
    • Qualitative chemical tests were conducted for aqueous and methanol extracts to identify the various phytoconstituents.2015 July 8, Gilbert Ateufack et al., “Gastroprotective and ulcer healing effects of piptadeniastrum Africanum on experimentally induced gastric ulcers in rats”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative...

Forms of phytoconstituent

pluralphytoconstituents

Origin of phytoconstituent

From phyto- + constituent.

Questions about phytoconstituent

What does phytoconstituent mean?
Phytoconstituent means any constituent of plant origin.
What part of speech is phytoconstituent?
Phytoconstituent is a noun.
What is the plural of phytoconstituent?
The plural of phytoconstituent is phytoconstituents.

Words near phytoconstituent in the dictionary

  1. phytocomplexes
  2. phytocomponent
  3. phytocomponents
  4. phytocompound
  5. phytocompounds
  6. phytoconstituent
  7. phytoconstituents
  8. phytocultural
  9. phytocyanin
  10. phytocyanins
  11. phytocystatin

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