chemurgy

(kemər 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)

Origin: chem(o)- + -urgy

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See chemurgy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The development of new industrial chemical products from organic raw materials, especially from those of agricultural origin.

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  • che·murˈgic (kĭ-mûrˈjĭk), che·murˈgi·cal adjective
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