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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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