photosynthetic
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- adjective
- /ˌfoʊtəʊsɪnˈθɛtɪk/
- Specialized
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fotosintético
- These algae are photosynthetic, so they get their energy from the sun.
- photosynthetic rate
- photosynthetic efficiency
- photosynthetic organ
But then think about a chloroplast, for instance, over like one of the photosynthetic organelles inside of the, the, the cells.
- But then think about a chloroplast, for instance, over like one of the photosynthetic organelles inside of the, the, the cells.
- So PFD stands for photosynthetic photon flux density, which is essentially the density of light particles that hit a measured area.
- Also known as PPFD, photosynthetic photon flux density.
- That of course originally occurred because plants or any photosynthetic Organism has the same issues as us.
- And then you could have, he had created this idea of a human who had photosynthetic skin.
Examples
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Cactus leaves are small to microscopic and ephemeral, and the green stem is the chief photosynthetic organ.
Academic text (1998) -
A desert plant that has both leaves and photosynthetic stems has an excellent overall strategy for annual carbon gain.
Academic text (1998) -
And these red cells are those little photosynthetic bacteria that are making sugar.
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And then I started to map the one onto the other in order to make a photosynthetic cuisine, a photosynthetic restaurant for plants.
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Yet, only recently has any functional relationship between leaf form and photosynthetic performance been suggested.
Academic text (1997) -
The zooxanthellae live within the host animal cells and are photosynthetic, providing a reliable source of fixed carbon.
Academic text (1993) -
What was the early Earth oxygen chemistry like before photosynthetic algae came along?
Blog text (3) -
They are the base of the oceanic food chains that lead up to the fish and the larger organisms, the photosynthetic component of the plankton.
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Algal communities grow in the streams as mats and have different colors because of photosynthetic and accessory pigments.
Academic text (1999) -
These algae are photosynthetic, so they get their energy from the sun.
Synonyms
A living thing that uses light to make food
Getting food by making it from light and simple materials like green plants
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
photosynthetic = synthetic (semi-transparent) = photo + synthet + ic
The word is clearly built on the adjective 'synthetic' with the prefix 'photo-', but the specialized biological meaning requires some domain knowledge.
Etymology
Photosynthetic comes from photo- meaning 'light', the same 'photo' in photograph, and synthesis meaning 'putting together'. So photosynthetic describes an organism that 'uses light to make' its own food or energy.