chemosystematics

noun

chemotaxonomy; the classification of organisms based on their biochemistry

OriginEnglish systematics ← New Latin chēmīa →
Scrabble 30
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounchemosystematics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistrychemotaxonomy; the classification of organisms based on their biochemistry

Origin

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishsystematics
  4. Englishchemosystematics

From chemo- + systematics.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

chemosystematics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosystematics

MLA

“chemosystematics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosystematics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemosystematics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosystematics.

Source: chemosystematics on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.