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Definition of: photosynthesis
(fō′tō·sin′thə·sis) noun Biol.
1. The synthesis of chemical compounds by means of light and other forms of radiant energy.
2. The process by which plants form carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water through the agency of sunlight acting upon chlorophyll.
—pho′to·syn·thet′ic (-sin·thet′ik) adjective
—pho′to·syn·thet′i·cal·ly adverb
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