chemotaxonomy

English

Etymology

From chemo- +‎ taxonomy.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒnəmi

Noun

chemotaxonomy (usually uncountable, plural chemotaxonomies)

  1. (biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
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