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phyt-
phyt- (faɪt, fɪt) combining form used before a vowel for phyto-. phytalˈbumin, vegetable albumin. phyˈtalbumose, a form of albumen occurring in plants. phyteˈconomy, vegetable economy. phytœˈcology [Gr. οἶκος abode: see -logy], the science which treats of plants in relation to their environment or h... Oxford English Dictionary
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phytane
phytane Chem. (ˈfaɪteɪn) [ad. G. phytan (Willstätter & Hocheder 1907, in Ann. d. Chem. CCCLIV. 208): see phyt- and -ane.] A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecane, C20H42, that is the paraffin corresponding to phytol.1907 [see phytol]. 1911 Chem. Abstr. V. 874 Phytane, C20H42... Oxford English Dictionary
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phytal
phytal, a. Ecol. (ˈfaɪtəl) [f. phyt- + -al.] Of, pertaining to, or designating those parts of a body of water which are shallow enough to permit the growth of rooted green plants.1918 R. A. Muttkowski in Trans. Wisconsin Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. XIX. 378 The lake as a whole may be divided into three... Oxford English Dictionary
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phytol
phytol Biochem. (ˈfaɪtɒl) [a. G. phytol (Willstätter & Hocheder 1907, in Ann. d. Chem. CCCLIV. 207): see phyt- and -ol.] A colourless oil whose molecule forms part of that of chlorophyll and vitamins E and K, and which is an acyclic terpenoid alcohol; 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenol, C20H40O.190... Oxford English Dictionary
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phytin
phytin Biol. and Med. (ˈfaɪtɪn) [a. G. phytin (S. Posternak 1904, in Schweiz. Wochenschr. f. Chem. u. Pharm. XLII. 405): see phyt- and -in1.] a. An insoluble salt of phytic acid with calcium and magnesium, which is found in plants, esp. cereals; also, loosely, the acid itself. b. Also Phytin, † -ine... Oxford English Dictionary
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phytase
phytase Biol. (ˈfaɪteɪz, -s) [a. G. phytase (U. Suzuki et al. 1907, in Bull. College Agric. (Tokyo Imperial Univ.) VII. 503): see phyt- and -ase.] Any of a class of enzymes found esp. in cereals and yeast which convert phytic acid to myo-inositol and phosphoric acid.1908 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XCIV. i. 23... Oxford English Dictionary
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phyto-
phyto- (ˈfaɪtəʊ, ˈfɪtəʊ) combining form of Gr. ϕῠτόν a plant, lit. that which has grown, f. ϕύειν to produce, pass. and intr. to grow; used in forming scientific words, chiefly botanical. As the υ in Gr. ϕυτόν is a short vowel, the etymological pronunciation of phyt- in all the following words is (f... Oxford English Dictionary
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