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1Photosynthesis — Pho to*syn the*sis, n. (Plant Physiol.) The process of constructive metabolism by which carbohydrates are formed from water vapor and the carbon dioxide of the air in the chlorophyll containing tissues of plants exposed to the action of light. It …
2photosynthesis — photosynthesis. См. фотосинтез. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
3photosynthesis — 1898, loan translation of Ger. Photosynthese, from photo light + synthese synthesis. Another early word for it was photosyntax …
4photosynthesis — Photosynthesis Фотосинтез Процесс образования органического вещества из углекислого газа и воды на свету при участии фотосинтетических пигментов (хлорофилл у растений, бактериохлорофилл и бактериородопсин у бактерий). В современной физиологии …
5photosynthesis — ► NOUN ▪ the process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. DERIVATIVES photosynthesize (also photosynthesise) verb photosynthetic adjective …
6photosynthesis — [fōt΄ō sin′thə sis] n. [ModL: see PHOTO & SYNTHESIS] 1. the biological synthesis of chemical compounds in the presence of light 2. the production of organic substances, chiefly sugars, from carbon dioxide and water occurring in green plant cells… …
7Photosynthesis — Composite image showing the global distribution of photosynthesis, including both oceanic phytoplankton and vegetation …
8photosynthesis — photosynthetic /foh teuh sin thet ik/, adj. photosynthetically, adv. /foh teuh sin theuh sis/, n. Biol., Biochem. (esp. in plants) the synthesis of complex organic materials, esp. carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts,… …
9photosynthesis — Process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria absorb light energy and use it to synthesize organic compounds (initially carbohydrates). In green plants, occurs in chloroplasts, that contain the photosynthetic pigments. Occurs by… …
10photosynthesis — 1. The compounding or building up of chemical substances under the influence of light. 2. The process by which green plants, using chlorophyll and the energy of sunlight, produce carbohydrates from water and carbon dioxide, liberating mole …