xylochemistry etymology

English word xylochemistry comes from English chemistry, English xylo- (Wood.)

Detailed word origin of xylochemistry

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
chemistry English (eng) (countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.. (informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.. (uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
xylo- English (eng) Wood.
xylochemistry English (eng) (chemistry, rare) The chemistry of wood.

Words with the same origin as xylochemistry

Descendants of chemistry
topochemical
Descendants of xylo-
concert xylophone xylarium xylocaine xylocarpous xylodextrin xylogenous xylography xyloid xyloketal xylolite xyloma xylometry xylophagy xylophilous xylophone xyloplastic xylopyranose xylopyrography xylorcin xyloretinite xylorutinoside xylostyptic xylotherapy xylotypographic