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photosynthesis

noun
/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/UK/ˌfoʊ.toʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/US

Etymology

From photo- + synthesis.

  1. derived from σύνθεσις
  2. derived from synthesis
  3. prefixed as photosynthesis — “photo + synthesis”

Definitions

  1. Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical…

    Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

    • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

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Derived

alarm photosynthesis, anoxygenic photosynthesis, C2 photosynthesis, C3 photosynthesis, C4 photosynthesis, CAM photosynthesis, photosynthate, photosynthetron

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at photosynthesis. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at photosynthesis. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at photosynthesis

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA