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Photosynthesis

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Noun

1. photosynthesis

synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

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Photosynthesis

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noun
1. 
(in plants) the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water (with the release of oxygen) using light energy absorbed by chlorophyll
2. 
the corresponding process in certain bacteria

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Photosynthesis

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noun
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 supplied with enough light to allow chlorophyll to aid in the transformation of the radiant energy into a chemical form

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Photosynthesis

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n.
The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and a source of hydrogen (usually water), using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.

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