"photosynthesize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: photosynthesizes [present, singular, third-person], photosynthesizing [participle, present], photosynthesized [participle, past], photosynthesized [past]
Etymology: From photo + synthesize. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|photo|synthesize}} photo + synthesize Head templates: {{en-verb}} photosynthesize (third-person singular simple present photosynthesizes, present participle photosynthesizing, simple past and past participle photosynthesized)
  1. To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis Translations (to synthesize carbohydrates): fotosintetitzar (Catalan), yhteyttää (Finnish), fotosintetizar (Galician), ದ್ಯುತಿಸಂಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸು (dyutisaṃślēṣisu) (Kannada), photosyntheseiddio (Welsh)

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