"photosystem" meaning in All languages combined

See photosystem on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photosystems [plural]
Etymology: photo- + system Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|system}} photo- + system Head templates: {{en-noun}} photosystem (plural photosystems)
  1. (biochemistry) Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis Wikipedia link: photosystem Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: photosystem I, photosystem II

Inflected forms

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