photosynthetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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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 synthetic English photosynthetic From photo- + synthetic.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.
Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more photosynthetic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most photosynthetic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonphotosynthetic · photosynthetically
Translations (17)
de photosynthetisch (of or relating to photosynthesis) · be фотасінтэты́чны (of or relating to photosynthesis) · ru фотосинтети́ческий (of or relating to photosynthesis) · gl fotosintético (of or relating to photosynthesis) · ca fotosintètic (of or relating to photosynthesis) · pl fotosyntetyczny (of or relating to photosynthesis) · fi fotosynteettinen (of or relating to photosynthesis) · fi yhteyttävä (of or relating to photosynthesis) · it fotosintetico (of or relating to photosynthesis) · ast fotosintéticu (of or relating to photosynthesis) · hu fotoszintetikus (of or relating to photosynthesis) · es fotosintético (of or relating to photosynthesis) · uk фотосинтети́чний (of or relating to photosynthesis) · fi yhteytys- (of or relating to photosynthesis) · ga fótaisintéiseach (of or relating to photosynthesis) · tr fotosentetik (of or relating to photosynthesis) · kmr ronahîkî çêkirî (of or relating to photosynthesis)