chemurgy
[ kem-ur-jee, kuh-mur- ]
noun
a division of applied chemistry concerned with the industrial use of organic substances, especially substances obtained from farm produce, as soybeans or peanuts.
Origin of chemurgy
1Other words from chemurgy
- chem·ur·gic, chem·ur·gi·cal, adjective
- chem·ur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for chemurgy
chemurgy
/ (ˈkɛmɜːdʒɪ) /
noun
the branch of chemistry concerned with the industrial use of organic raw materials, esp materials of agricultural origin
Derived forms of chemurgy
- chemurgic or chemurgical, adjective
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