photosynthetically
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- adverb
- /ˌfoʊtəʊˈsɪnθɪkli/
- Specialized
- Scientists study how much energy is photosynthetically converted by various types of plants in different environments.
- photosynthetically active radiation
- photosynthetically active
- photosynthetically fixed carbon
Examples
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Plants grow photosynthetically by converting sunlight into energy during the process of photosynthesis.
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Proportionally less photosynthetically fixed carbon is translocated from the algae to the animal.
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So just to explain, FA par is the fraction of photosynthetically absorbed radiation.
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This is also the range of "photosynthetically active radiation," stimulating photosynthesis in plants.
Academic text (1994) -
These mycorrhizal associations enable plants to acquire mineral nutrients and water in exchange for photosynthetically derived sugars.
Academic text (2008) -
In addition, great attention has been drawn to the study of WUE, in order to detect genotypes that consume less water and are photosynthetically more efficient (Orlovi et al., 2002).
Academic text (2013) -
Light conditions were set using the LCpro+ light unit, which emitted photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at 1000 mol * m-2 * s-1.
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The algae in the pond are photosynthetically active, helping to produce oxygen and sustain aquatic life.
Surface Forms
Morphology
photosynthetically = photosynthetic (transparent) = photo + synthet + ic + al + ly
The adverb is the regular -ly form of the adjective photosynthetic, so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base word.
Etymology
The word photosynthetically begins with photo- meaning 'light' (as in photograph) and ends with synthesis meaning 'put together'. So, to do something photosynthetically is to 'use light to put things together', which is how plants make food and energy.