photosynthesis
IPA: foʊtoʊsˈɪnθʌsɪs
noun
- (biology) 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.
- also, non-oxygenic photosynthesis, used by purple and green bacteria, heliobacteria, and acidobacteria.
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Examples of "photosynthesis" in Sentences
- He specialised in the biochemistry of photosynthesis.
- Plants require light in the process of photosynthesis.
- The thylakoid is the structural unit of photosynthesis.
- He is specialised in the biochemistry of photosynthesis.
- The CO2 is used by plants in the photosynthesis process.
- Most of the photosynthesis occurs in the green stem branches.
- Photosynthesis is carried out in the chlorophyll of green plants.
- Normally the process of photosynthesis ceases in the surrounding area.
- The leaves of a grapevine produce energy via the process of photosynthesis.
- Phytoplankton use photosynthesis to convert inorganic carbon into protoplasm.
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