phytoconstituent

noun

Any constituent of plant origin.

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Meanings

nounphytoconstituent (plural phytoconstituents)

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 Medicine, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From phyto- + constituent.

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