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photosynthesisthe process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/

Korean meaning: 광합성 (식물이 햇빛을 이용해 이산화탄소와 물로부터 양분을 만드는 과정)

Korean pronunciation: 포토**신**써시스

Example Sentences

  • My houseplant is terrible at photosynthesis - it's basically a very expensive decoration that slowly dies.
  • Scientists are studying photosynthesis to develop better solar energy technologies.
  • Without photosynthesis, Earth would be as lifeless as my cooking skills.

photosynthesis

NOUN

//ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθəsɪs//

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

photosynthesis concept
💡 Concept

A plant performs photosynthesis by absorbing golden sunlight through its leaves

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photosynthesis rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Photosynthesis research leads to new synthesis and hypothesis!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixphoto--
Rootsynthesis

Origin

From Greek 'photo' meaning light and 'synthesis' meaning putting together. The term was coined in the 19th century to describe the biological process where organisms use light energy to create chemical compounds.

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🎵Rhyme

synthesishypothesisantithesis
synthesis
hypothesis
antithesis

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My houseplant is terrible at photosynthesis - it's basically a very expensive decoration that slowly dies.

Scientists are studying photosynthesis to develop better solar energy technologies.

😄 Fun example

Without photosynthesis, Earth would be as lifeless as my cooking skills.

The Amazon rainforest performs massive amounts of photosynthesis daily.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

carbon fixationlight synthesisphotoautotrophy

Antonyms

respirationdecomposition

Related

chlorophyllglucoseoxygencarbon dioxidesunlightmetabolism