the branch of chemistry concerned with the industrial use of organic raw materials, esp materials of agricultural origin
Derived forms
chemurgic (chemˈurgic) or chemurgical (chemˈurgical)
adjective
chemurgy in American English
(ˈkɛmərdʒi)
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)