-
nounsynthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
Definition that contains photosynthesis
- leaf the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- calvin United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
- co2 a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
- foliage the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- photosynthetic relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis
- zoomastigote flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics
- carbonic acid gas a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
- holophyte an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis
- melvin calvin United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
- carbon dioxide a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis