PHYTOCHEMICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phytochemical mean? 

• PHYTOCHEMICAL (noun)
  The noun PHYTOCHEMICAL has 1 sense:

1. a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive

  Familiarity information: PHYTOCHEMICAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYTOCHEMICAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phytochemical" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phytochemical"):

carotenoid (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)

flavonoid (any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone)

 Context examples 

A quassinoid phytochemical isolated from Simaba cedron and other plant species with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Chaparrin, NCI Thesaurus)

A quassinoid phytochemical isolated from the tropical plant Cedronia granatensis with potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities.

(Isobrucein B, NCI Thesaurus)

A quassinoid phytochemical isolated from Ailanthus integrifolia sp. calycina and other plant species with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Chaparrinone, NCI Thesaurus)

A fermented soybean-derived phytochemical beverage with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Fermented Soybean Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

A polycyclic lactone quassinoid phytochemical isolated from the seeds of Hannoa undulata and other plant species with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Glaucarubolone, NCI Thesaurus)

An indole is a type of phytochemical.

(Indole, NCI Dictionary)

A quassinoid phytochemical isolated form the plant Brucea antidysenterica with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Bruceanol D, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of quassinoid phytochemicals extracted from species of the plant Brucea with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Bruceanol Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike the traditional nutrients (protein, fat, vitamins, minerals), phytonutrients are not 'essential' for life, so some people prefer the term 'phytochemical'.

(Phytochemical, NCI Thesaurus)

A quassinoid glycoside phytochemical isolated from the plant Picrasma ailanthoides with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Picrasinoside H, NCI Thesaurus)