phytochemistry
noun
phytochemistry is spelled P-H-Y-T-O-C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phytochemistry means “The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phytochemistry?
| Letters | 14: P-H-Y-T-O-C-H-E-M-I-S-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 phytochemistry?
Phytochemistry appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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).
What does phytochemistry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants.
- 2
The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant.
The phytochemistry of mosses is very different from that of other plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phytochemistry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the scientific study of the chemicals found in plants:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | fitoquímica |
| Spanish | fitoquímica |
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.