Phytin
[fahy-tin] /ˈfaɪ tɪn/
Trademark.
1.
a brand of white, powdered calcium-magnesium salt, obtained from seeds, tubers, and rhizomes: used in the synthesis of inositol and as a calcium supplement.
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1. a combining form meaning “plant,” used in the formation of compound words: phytogenesis. combining form 1. indicating a plant or vegetation: phytogenesis word-forming element meaning “plant,” from Greek phyton “plant,” literally “that which has grown,” from phyein “to grow” (see physic). phyto- or phyt- pref. Plant: phytohormones.
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- Phytobiology
[fahy-toh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] /ˌfaɪ toʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi/ noun 1. the branch of dealing with plants. noun the study of the biology of plants Word Origin phyto- ‘plant’