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photosynthesis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ (US)
• [ˌfŏʊ.ɾoʊˈsɪn̪.θə.sɪs] (US)
• [ˌfəʊ.tʰəʊˈsɪn̪.θə.sɪs] (UK)
• /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English synthesis English photosynthesis From photo- + synthesis.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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.
   • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy. 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
2. (uncountable, usually) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

C3 photosynthesis · C2 photosynthesis · C4 photosynthesis · photosynthetron · alarm photosynthesis · anoxygenic photosynthesis · CAM photosynthesis · photosynthate

Relateds

photosynthesize · photosynthesise · photosynthetic · chemosynthesis · photosynthetically

Translations (88)

gl fotosíntese (biological process) · sw usanisinuru (biological process) · ms fotosintesis (biological process) · is ljóstillífun (biological process) · so habka samayska cuntada (biological process) · kl qaamanikkut pilersoqarneq (biological process) · zu ukwakhiwa kokudla kwesihlahla (biological process) · ml പ്രകാശസംശ്ലേഷണം (biological process) · id fotosintesis (biological process) · ro fotosinteză (biological process) · lt fotosintezė (biological process) · nn fotosyntese (biological process) · ko 광합성 (biological process) · ast fotosíntesis (biological process) · bn সালোকসংশ্লেষ (biological process) · kn ಬೆಳಕು ಹಮ್ಮುಗೆ (biological process) · si ප්රභාසංශ්ලේෂණය (biological process) · nds Photosynthese (biological process) · pa ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸੰਸਲੇਸ਼ਣ (biological process) · su fotosintésis (biological process) · af fotosinthese (biological process) · cy ffotosynthesis (biological process) · nb fotosyntese (biological process) · de Photosynthese (biological process) · ug فوتوسىنتېز (biological process) · la photosynthesis (biological process) · fi yhteyttäminen (biological process) · fo fotosyntesa (biological process) · ar تَرْكِيب ضَوْئِيّ (biological process) · tr ışık yardımı ile besin biriktirme süreci (biological process) · as সালোক-সংশ্লেষণ (biological process) · bg фотосинтеза (biological process) · cmn 光合作用 (biological process) · tr ışılbireşim (biological process) · ba фотосинтез (biological process) · az fotosintez (biological process) · da fotosyntese (biological process) · vi quang hợp (biological process) · tl potosintesis (biological process) · hi प्रकाश-संश्लेषण (biological process) · ne प्रकाश संश्लेषण (biological process) · sl fotosinteza (biological process) · ar تَمْثِيل ضَوْئِيّ (biological process) · kk сәулеқұрау (biological process) · tr fotosentez (biological process) · te కిరణజన్య సంయోగ క్రియ (biological process) · gu પ્રકાશસંશ્લેષણ (biological process) · ta ஒளிச்சேர்க்கை (biological process) · haw kāʻamaʻai (biological process) · km រស្មីសំយោគ (biological process) · gd foto-cho-chur (biological process) · nl fotosynthese (biological process) · qu inti wayllay (biological process) · ka ფოტოსინთეზი (biological process) · as পোহৰ-মিলন (biological process) · lv fotosintēze (biological process) · fo ljóssamevning (biological process) · nan-hbl 光合作用 (biological process) · ca fotosíntesi (biological process) · gv co-haaghey sollysh (biological process) · fr photosynthèse (biological process) · sd تِڙڪيسازِي (biological process) · ru фотоси́нтез (biological process) · uk фотоси́нтез (biological process) · kn ದ್ಯುತಿಸಂಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ (biological process) · eo fotosintezo (biological process) · mr प्रकाशसंश्लेषण (biological process) · pl fotosynteza (biological process) · hu fotoszintézis (biological process) · fi fotosynteesi (biological process) · cs fotosyntéza (biological process) · it fotosintesi (biological process) · ja 光合成 (biological process) · ga fótaisintéis (biological process) · he פוטוסינתזה (biological process) · el φωτοσύνθεση (biological process) · kk фотосинтез (biological process) · fa نورساخت (biological process) · pt fotossíntese (biological process) · th การสังเคราะห์แสง (biological process) · ky фотосинтез (biological process) · mi ahotakakame (biological process) · sw usanidimwanga (biological process) · mk фотосинтеза (biological process) · es fotosíntesis (biological process) · sv fotosyntes (biological process) · bn সালোকসংশ্লেষণ (biological process) · oc fotosintèsi (biological process)