chemurgy


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chem·ur·gy

 (kĕm′ər-jē, kĭ-mûr′-)
n.
The development of new industrial chemical products from organic raw materials, especially from those of agricultural origin.

che·mur′gic (kĭ-mûr′jĭk), che·mur′gi·cal adj.
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chemurgy

(ˈkɛmɜːdʒɪ)
n
(Chemistry) the branch of chemistry concerned with the industrial use of organic raw materials, esp materials of agricultural origin
chemˈurgic, chemˈurgical adj
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chem•ur•gy

(ˈkɛm ɜr dʒi, kəˈmɜr-)

n.
a division of applied chemistry concerned with the industrial use of organic substances.
[1930–35]
chem•ur′gic, chem•ur′gi•cal, adj.
chem•ur′gi•cal•ly, adv.
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chemurgy

the branch of chemistry that deals with the industrial use and application of organic substances. — chemurgic, chemurgical, adj.
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chemurgy

The branch of chemistry that deals with the development of new chemical products from organic raw materials.
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Ford (1863 - 1947) focused considerable attention on creating new products from soybeans through "farm chemurgy"--the use of chemistry and other relevant scientific fields to turn surplus crops and agricultural commodities into new, value-added products.
He gives information on the life and work of Carver, recognizing him as a founder of the field of materials science and a towering figure in chemurgy (the making of industrial products from agricultural raw materials).
Carver blazed a trail for the development of products from plants, a field known as chemurgy. He found hundreds of new uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soy beans--from buttermilk to bleach, automobile fuel to glue, shoe polish to shaving cream, laundry soap to linoleum, wallboard to rubber, and much more.