Definition of Photosynthetic

1. Adjective. Relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis.

Antonyms: Nonphotosynthetic
Partainyms: Photosynthesis
Derivative terms: Photosynthesis

Definition of Photosynthetic

1. Adjective. of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Photosynthetic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photosynthetic

photoswitching
photosynthate
photosynthates
photosyntheses
photosynthesis
photosynthesise
photosynthesised
photosynthesises
photosynthesising
photosynthesize
photosynthesized
photosynthesizer
photosynthesizers
photosynthesizes
photosynthesizing
photosynthetic (current term)
photosynthetic bacteria
photosynthetic unit
photosynthetically
photosystem
photosystem I
photosystem II
photosystem II D1 polypeptide carboxy-terminal processing protease
photosystems
phototactic
phototactically
phototautomerization
phototautomerizations
phototaxes
phototaxic

Literary usage of Photosynthetic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Physiology of Plants: A Treatise Upon the Metabolism and Sources of by Wilhelm Pfeffer (1900)
"PART II THE ASSIMILATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE A. photosynthetic Assimilation '. ... The photosynthetic assimilation of carbonic acid may be termed carbon ..."

2. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"It is obvious that plants are built chiefly out of the. constituents furnished by the photosynthetic sugar. It furnishes all of the elements for many of the ..."

3. Plant Anatomy from the Standpoint of the Development and Functions of the by William Chase Stevens (1916)
"There seems to be no other inference from this than that the food-constructing or photosynthetic efficiency of each part of the spectrum is measured by the ..."

4. Botany for Agricultural Students by John Nathan Martin (1919)
"Uses of the photosynthetic Food In plants, as in animals, the chemical ... The photosynthetic grape sugar, since there is much evidence that in most cases ..."

5. Histology of Medicinal Plants by William Mansfield (1916)
"photosynthetic TISSUE The most important non-glandular synthetic tissue is the photosynthetic tissue, which is composed of the chlorophyll- bearing cells of ..."

6. Plant Anatomy from the Standpoint of the Development and Functions of the by William Chase Stevens (1907)
"The photosynthetic cells are like all others in being able to perform their functions better when in a state of tur- gidity. It is found, however, ..."

7. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"V. The constant photosynthetic coefficient during augmented photosynthesis. ... The difficulty of separating photosynthetic from respiratory activity has ..."

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