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chemurgy Definition

chem·urgy (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)

Etymology: chem(o)- + -urgy

chemurgy Related Forms
che·mur·gic (ke mʉrjik, kem ʉr-) adjective