1. of or relating to the classification of organisms based on their chemical composition or chemical characteristics
Usage: technical; biology

Examples

• Chemotaxonomic analysis revealed significant differences in the protein profiles of the two bacterial species.
• The researchers used chemotaxonomic methods to distinguish between closely related plant varieties.
• Chemotaxonomic data supported the reclassification of the genus based on secondary metabolite composition.
• Modern chemotaxonomic approaches employ mass spectrometry to identify organisms.
• The chemotaxonomic study examined lipid composition as a marker for species identification.