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photosynthetron en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θəˌtɹɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈsɪn.θəˌtɹɑn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From photosynthesis + -tron.

Meanings

  1. A photosynthesis irradiance incubator
    • Spiked samples were mixed gently but thoroughly, aliquoted into 20 ml glass scintillation vials and placed into the photosynthetron. 2015 July 15, “Interacting Effects of Light and Iron Availability on the Coupling of Photosynthetic Electron Transport and CO 2 -Assimilation in Marine Phytoplankton”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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