phytochemical
adjective, noun
phytochemical is spelled P-H-Y-T-O-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phytochemical means “Pertaining to the chemistry of plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phytochemical?
| Letters | 13: P-H-Y-T-O-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is phytochemical?
Phytochemical appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of phytochemical
- phytochemicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phytochemical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the chemistry of plants.
noun
- 1
Any chemical substance characteristic of plants.
- 2
Any chemical or nutrient derived from a plant source; a phytonutrient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phytochemical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any chemical substance characteristic of plants:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | fitoquímico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.