photosynthesis
Meanings
Plural: photosyntheses
Noun
- synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
- Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.
- Principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
- Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.
- Also, nonoxygenic photosynthesis, used by purple and green bacteria, heliobacteria, and acidobacteria.
Origin / Etymology
From photo- + synthesis.
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