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photobiosynthesis

photobiosynthesis noun: biosynthesis that is induced or regulated by light.

Noun

photobiosynthesis (uncountable)

  1. biosynthesis that is induced or regulated by light
    • To channel metabolic flux generated in photobiosynthesis into lipid biosynthesis, implementation of some PGRs, vitamins, and lipid precursors could lead to an increase in total catabolism activation and lipid accumulation.2015 June 3, Ahmad Farhad Talebi et al., “Biochemical Modulation of Lipid Pathway in Microalgae Dunaliella sp. for Biodiesel Production”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of photobiosynthesis

From photo- + biosynthesis.

Questions about photobiosynthesis

What does photobiosynthesis mean?
Photobiosynthesis means biosynthesis that is induced or regulated by light.
What part of speech is photobiosynthesis?
Photobiosynthesis is a noun.

Words near photobiosynthesis in the dictionary

  1. photobiophysics
  2. photobioreactor
  3. photobioreactors
  4. photobiostimulation
  5. photobiostimulations
  6. photobiosynthesis
  7. photobiosynthetic
  8. photobiotechnology
  9. photobiotic
  10. photobiotin
  11. photoblank

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