phytopromotion

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noun

An increase in the production of a phytochemical.

OriginEnglish promotion ← Old French promocion ← Late Latin prōmotiō →
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Meanings

nounphytopromotion (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn increase in the production of a phytochemical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*moweō
  16. Latinmoveō
  17. Latinprōmoveō
  18. Late Latinprōmotiō
  19. Old Frenchpromocion
  20. Englishpromotion
  21. Englishphytopromotion

From phyto- + promotion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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