chemurgic

Variant of chemurgy

chemurgy definition

chem·urgy (kem′ər jē)

noun

the branch of chemistry dealing with the utilization of organic products, esp. from farms, in the manufacture of new products not classed as food or clothing (e.g., soybeans as a base for plastics or the production of methane from animal waste or garbage)

Etymology: chem(o)- + -urgy

Related Forms:

  • chemurgic che·mur′·gic (ke mʉr′jik, kem ʉr′-) adjective

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