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photosynthesize

photosynthesize verb: to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis.

Verb

photosynthesize (third-person singular simple present photosynthesizes, present participle photosynthesizing, simple past and past participle photosynthesized)

  1. To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis

photosynthesize meaning in Kannada

photosynthesize in Kannada

to synthesize carbohydrates
ದ್ಯುತಿಸಂಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸು dyutisaṃślēṣisu

Forms of photosynthesize

third-person singular presentphotosynthesizes
present participlephotosynthesizing
past participlephotosynthesized
pastphotosynthesized

Origin of photosynthesize

From photo + synthesize.

Words formed from photosynthesize

Questions about photosynthesize

What does photosynthesize mean?
Photosynthesize means to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis.
What is photosynthesize in Kannada?
Photosynthesize in Kannada is ದ್ಯುತಿಸಂಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸು (dyutisaṃślēṣisu). See Photosynthesize meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is photosynthesize?
Photosynthesize is a verb.
What is the past tense of photosynthesize?
The past tense of photosynthesize is photosynthesized.

Words near photosynthesize in the dictionary

  1. photosynthesised
  2. photosynthesiser
  3. photosynthesisers
  4. photosynthesises
  5. photosynthesising
  6. photosynthesize
  7. photosynthesized
  8. photosynthesizer
  9. photosynthesizers
  10. photosynthesizes
  11. photosynthesizing

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