photosynthesis.

The process by which organisms use light energy to build organic compounds from simpler sources.

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Words that belong together

• photosynthetic growth
• oxygenic photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis sustained the dome’s crops.

The organism used photosynthesis whenever the lamps brightened.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Uncountable process noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.