| phytoplankton |
algae that swim or float in water
Ãâó: microbes.limnology.wisc.edu/outreach/glossary.php
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| phytoplankton |
Drifting microscopic plants that trap the energy from the sunlight and are primary organisms in a marine food chain.
Ãâó: www.mdsg.umd.edu/Education/biofilm/glossary.htm
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| phytoxylin |
a substance resembling pyroxylin; used in preparing celloidin sections.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| phytoalexin |
An antimicrobial, protective compound synthesized by a plant in response to bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. Many chemicals that are medicinal to humans are phytoalexins.
Ãâó: www.herbalchem.net/Glossary.htm
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| phytochemistry |
The branch of chemistry that focuses on the constituents of plants (phyto comes from the Greek word for plant). Often, phytochemistry deals specifically with the chemistry of medicinal plants. This discipline can also include studies of how to extract, concentrate, analyze, standardize, & preserve herbal products.
Ãâó: www.herbalchem.net/Glossary.htm
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