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photosyntheses

photosyntheses is the plural of photosynthesis.

Meaning of photosynthesis

Noun

photosynthesis (usually uncountable, plural photosyntheses)

  1. (usually) Principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
    • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist
  2. (usually) Also, nonoxygenic photosynthesis, used by purple and green bacteria, heliobacteria, and acidobacteria.

Questions about photosyntheses

What is photosyntheses the plural of?
Photosyntheses is the plural of photosynthesis.

Words near photosyntheses in the dictionary

  1. photosymbiotic
  2. photosynchronization
  3. photosyntax
  4. photosynthate
  5. photosynthates
  6. photosyntheses
  7. photosynthesis
  8. photosynthesise
  9. photosynthesised
  10. photosynthesiser
  11. photosynthesisers

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