English Dictionary

photosynthesis

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌfəʊ.təʊ.ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

日本語の意味

光合成：植物や藻類が太陽光エネルギーを利用して、水と二酸化炭素から炭水化物および酸素を生成する過程

The efficiency of photosynthesis in these algae determines how much oxygen they release and how fast they grow.

これらの藻類における、水と二酸化炭素を太陽エネルギーで糖類に変えて酸素を放出する酸素発生型光合成の効率が、放出される酸素の量と成長速度を決める。

意味（1）

principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar 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.

意味（2）

also, non-oxygenic photosynthesis, used by purple and green bacteria, heliobacteria, and acidobacteria.

photosyntheses （ plural ）