Associations to the word «photosynthesis»

Wiktionary

PHOTOSYNTHESIS, noun. (biology) The process by which plants and other photoautotrophs generate carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water, and light energy.

Dictionary definition

PHOTOSYNTHESIS, noun. Synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats