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photosynthetron

UK/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θəˌtɹɒn/US/ˌfoʊ.toʊˈsɪn.θəˌtɹɑn/

photosynthetron noun: a photosynthesis irradiance incubator.

Noun

photosynthetron (plural photosynthetrons)

  1. A photosynthesis irradiance incubator
    • Spiked samples were mixed gently but thoroughly, aliquoted into 20 ml glass scintillation vials and placed into the photosynthetron.2015 July 15, “Interacting Effects of Light and Iron Availability on the Coupling of Photosynthetic Electron Transport and CO 2 -Assimilation in Marine Phytoplankton”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of photosynthetron

pluralphotosynthetrons

Origin of photosynthetron

From photosynthesis + -tron.

Questions about photosynthetron

What does photosynthetron mean?
Photosynthetron means a photosynthesis irradiance incubator.
What part of speech is photosynthetron?
Photosynthetron is a noun.
How do you pronounce photosynthetron?
Photosynthetron is pronounced /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θəˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of photosynthetron?
The plural of photosynthetron is photosynthetrons.

Words near photosynthetron in the dictionary

  1. photosynthesizes
  2. photosynthesizing
  3. photosynthetic
  4. photosynthetical
  5. photosynthetically
  6. photosynthetron
  7. photosynthetrons
  8. photosynthometer
  9. photosynthometers
  10. photosystem
  11. photosystems

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