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photostasis

photostasis noun: the balance of energy, in photosynthetic plants, between photochemical input and metabolic output.

Noun

photostasis (uncountable)

  1. The balance of energy, in photosynthetic plants, between photochemical input and metabolic output

Origin of photostasis

From photo- + stasis.

Questions about photostasis

What does photostasis mean?
Photostasis means the balance of energy, in photosynthetic plants, between photochemical input and metabolic output.
What part of speech is photostasis?
Photostasis is a noun.

Words near photostasis in the dictionary

  1. photostabilizes
  2. photostabilizing
  3. photostable
  4. photostage
  5. photostages
  6. photostasis
  7. photostat
  8. photostated
  9. photostater
  10. photostaters
  11. photostatic

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