photosynthesis
/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/US/ˌfoʊ.toʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/
photosynthesis noun: principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
Noun
photosynthesis (usually uncountable, plural photosyntheses)
- 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
- Also, nonoxygenic photosynthesis, used by purple and green bacteria, heliobacteria, and acidobacteria.
photosynthesis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
photosynthesis in Hindi
- biological process
- प्रकाश-संश्लेषण prakāś-sañśleṣaṇ
photosynthesis in Tamil
- biological process
- ஒளிச்சேர்க்கை oḷiccērkkai
photosynthesis in Marathi
- biological process
- प्रकाशसंश्लेषण prakāśsauśleṣaṇ
photosynthesis in Urdu
- فوٹو سنتھیسس, فوٹو سنتھیسیس
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- photosynthesis in Bengali
- সালোকসংশ্লেষ śalōkśoṅsleś, সালোকসংশ্লেষণ śalōkśoṅsleśon
- photosynthesis in Telugu
- కిరణజన్య సంయోగ క్రియ kiraṇajanya saṁyōga kriya
- photosynthesis in Malayalam
- പ്രകാശസംശ്ലേഷണം prakāśasaṁślēṣaṇaṁ
- photosynthesis in Kannada
- ದ್ಯುತಿಸಂಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ dyutisaṃślēṣaṇe, ಬೆಳಕು ಹಮ್ಮುಗೆ beḷaku hammuge
- photosynthesis in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸੰਸਲੇਸ਼ਣ prkāś sansleśaṇ
- photosynthesis in Gujarati
- પ્રકાશસંશ્લેષણ prakāśsãśleṣaṇ
- photosynthesis in Odia
- ଆଲୋକ ସଂଶ୍ଲେଷଣ, ଆଲୋକସଂଶ୍ଲେଷଣ
- photosynthesis in Sinhala
- ප්රභාසංශ්ලේෂණය prabhāsaṁślēṣaṇaya
- photosynthesis in Assamese
- সালোক-সংশ্লেষণ xalük-xoṅslexon, পোহৰ-মিলন pühor-milon
- photosynthesis in Nepali
- प्रकाश संश्लेषण prakāś saṅśaleṣaṇ
- photosynthesis in Tagalog
- potosintesis
- photosynthesis in Arabic
- تَمْثِيل ضَوْئِيّ tamṯīl ḍawʔiyy, تَرْكِيب ضَوْئِيّ tarkīb ḍawʔiyy
- photosynthesis in Malay
- fotosintesis
- photosynthesis in Indonesian
- fotosintesis
- photosynthesis in Persian
- نورساخت nursâxt
- photosynthesis in Thai
- การสังเคราะห์แสง kār s̄ạngkherāah̄̒ s̄æng
- photosynthesis in Vietnamese
- quang hợp
- Sindhi
- تِڙڪيسازِي tiṛkesāzī
Examples of photosynthesis in a sentence
- Plants rely on the absorption of sunlight for photosynthesis.
- We're starting a new unit on photosynthesis next week.
- The zooxanthellae produce carbohydrates, via photosynthesis, and the polyps harvest these carbohydrates, much as farmers harvest corn.
Forms of photosynthesis
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Origin of photosynthesis
From photo- + synthesis.
Words formed from photosynthesis
- alarm photosynthesis
- anoxygenic photosynthesis
- C2 photosynthesis
- C3 photosynthesis
- C4 photosynthesis
- CAM photosynthesis
- photosynthate
- photosynthetron
Questions about photosynthesis
- What does photosynthesis mean?
- Photosynthesis means principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
- What is photosynthesis in Hindi?
- Photosynthesis in Hindi is प्रकाश-संश्लेषण (prakāś-sañśleṣaṇ). See Photosynthesis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is photosynthesis?
- Photosynthesis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce photosynthesis?
- Photosynthesis is pronounced /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of photosynthesis?
- The plural of photosynthesis is photosyntheses.
Words near photosynthesis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: photosynthesis (page history and authors); photosynthesis (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); photosynthesis (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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